• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.128-141
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• 2022

Compared to the conventional farms (CF) rearing of broilers, the rearing management of animal welfare-certified farms (AF) must provide low stocking density, perch, air regulation, and feeding plant-based protein. This study aimed to compare the effects of rearing management in CF and AF on blood parameters, meat quality, and bioactive compound content in Ross 308 broiler chickens at the farm level before transportation to slaughterhouses. Blood and meat samples were obtained at 28-35-dayold chickens from three CF and three AF. In blood samples, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (p<0.05), triglyceride (p<0.001), glucose (p<0.01), total protein (p<0.001), albumin (p<0.01), and white blood cell (p<0.001) levels as well as the heterophil/ lymphocyte ratio [stress index (SI), p<0.001] were lower in broilers from AF than in CF. In meat samples, shear force (p<0.001, p<0.05), and carnosine contents (p<0.001, p<0.05) in both breast and thigh meat from AF were higher than those in meat from CF. The contents of linoleic acid (p<0.001), α-linolenic acid (p<0.001), and eicosapentaenoic acid (p<0.05) were higher in the samples from AF than those from CF. This study reveals that such differences are influenced by the different rearing factors in nutrition, housing, and management practices between CF and AF. Supplementation of plant-based protein and enough space to move due to lower stocking density accounts for the large differences between them. These results can be used as preliminary data showing that the AF system reduces the SI and enhances carnosine and polyunsaturated fatty acids levels in chicken meat at the farm level before transportation.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1470-1476
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• 2016

Octacosanol, which has prominent physiological activities and functions, has been recognized as a potential growth promoter in animals. A total of 392 1-d-old male Arbor Acres broiler chicks with similar body weight were randomly distributed into four dietary groups of seven replicates with 14 birds each supplemented with 0, 12, 24, or 36 mg octacosanol (extracted from rice bran, purity >92%)/kg feed. The feeding trial lasted for six weeks and was divided into the starter (day 1 to 21) and the grower (day 22 to 42) phases. The results showed that the feed conversion ratio (FCR) was significantly improved in broilers fed a diet containing 24 mg/kg octacosanol compared with those fed the control diet in the overall phase (day 1 to 42, p = 0.042). The average daily gain and FCR both showed linear effects in response to dietary supplementation of octacosanol during the overall phase (p = 0.031 and 0.018, respectively). Broilers fed with 24 or 36 mg/kg octacosanol diet showed a higher eviscerated yield, which increased by 5.88% and 4.26% respectively, than those fed the control diet (p = 0.030). The breast muscle yield of broilers fed with 24 mg/kg octacosanol diet increased significantly by 12.15% compared with those fed the control diet (p = 0.047). Eviscerated and breast muscle yield increased linearly with the increase in dietary octacosanol supplementation (p = 0.013 and 0.021, respectively). Broilers fed with 24 or 36 mg/kg octacosanol diet had a greater (p = 0.021) $pH_{45min}$ value in the breast muscle, which was maintained linearly in response to dietary octacosanol supplementation (p = 0.003). There was a significant decrease (p = 0.007) in drip loss value between the octacosanol-added and the control groups. The drip loss showed linear (p = 0.004) and quadratic (p = 0.041) responses with dietary supplementation of octacosanol. These studies indicate that octacosanol is a potentially effective and safe feed additive which may improve feed efficiency and meat quality, and increase eviscerated and breast muscle yield, in broiler chicks. Dietary supplementation of octacosanol at 24 mg/kg diet is regarded as the recommended dosage in the broilers' diet.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.263-271
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• 2006

본 연구는 황토의 첨가가 육계의 성장, 사료 이용율, 체조성, 장기의 무게 및 분중 암모니아 생산에 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구하였다. 공시동물은 Ross broiler 216수로 6처리 6반복 반복당 6수씩 사양 시험을 실시하였다. 처리구는 1) 대조구, 2) 황토 0.5% 첨가구, 3) 황토 1.0% 첨가구, 4) 황토 2.0% 첨가구, 5) 황토 4.0% 첨가구, 6) 황토 8.0% 첨가구로 총 6처리로 나누어 실시하였다. 증체량은 황토의 첨가 수준이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향을 보였다(P<0.05). 하지만 사료 섭취량과 사료 요구율은 황토 첨가구와 대조구에서 통계적인 유의차를 보이지 않았다. 산패도는 황토 첨가구와 대조구에서 통계적인 유의차를 보이지 않았다. (P>0.05). 도체내 콜레스테롤 함량은 대조구보다 황토 첨가구에서 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 통계적인 유의차를 보였다(P<0.05). 암모니아가스 농도를 측정한 결과 평균 농도는 대조구에 비해서 황토 첨가구의 농도가 전체적으로 모두 감소하였다.(P<0.05). 광물질 분석에서 Mn 함량은 황토 8.0% 첨가구가 대조구보다 높은 수치를 보였으며, 통계적인 유의차를 보였다.(P<0.05). 대장의 무게는 황토 2.0, 4.0 및 8.0% 첨가구에서 감소하였으며, 통계적인 유의차를 보였다.(P<0.05). 본 연구를 통하여 황토를 소량 첨가하였을 경우 증체율 개선 효과를 보였으며, 분중 암모니아 가스 농도가 대조구보다 현저히 낮아 사료 첨가제로서의 가능성을 보였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.579-587
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• 2020

Objective: This study evaluated the effect of yeast products on growth performance, visceral organ weights, endogenous enzyme activities, ileal nutrient digestibility and meat yield of broiler chickens fed diets containing autolyzed whole yeast (WY) and yeast cell walls (YCW) at varying levels of inclusion. Methods: Nine dietary treatments consisting of WY or YCW included at 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, or 2.0 g/kg diet and a control diet without yeast supplementation was used in the experiment. Each of the nine treatments was replicated six times with nine birds per replicate. Birds were housed in cages, in climate-controlled rooms and fed starter, grower and finisher diets. Results: There was an improvement (p<0.05) in body weight gain and feed conversion ratio on d 10, 24, and 35 for birds fed 1.0 to 2.0 g/kg WY or YCW diet. Small intestine weight was heavier on d 10 and 24 for birds on higher levels of WY and YCW compared to the control group. On d 10 and 24, there was a significant increase (p<0.05) in tissue protein content and pancreatic enzyme activities (trypsin and chymotrypsin) of birds on 1.5 to 2.0 g/kg WY and YCW diets compared to the control group. Compared to the control group, birds on WY (2.0 g/kg diet) and YCW (at 1.5 and 2.0 g/kg diet) had better (p<0.05) protein digestibility on d 24. On d 35, there was significant improvement (p<0.05) in percentage of carcass, absolute and relative breast weight for broiler chickens fed WY and YCW mostly at 2 g/kg diet compared to birds on the control diet. Conclusion: Supplementation of diets with autolyzed WY and YCW products especially at 1.5 to 2.0 g/kg diet improved broiler chicken performance and meat yield through their positive effects on ileal protein digestibility and pancreatic enzyme activities.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.165-170
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• 2005

본 실험은 곶감 부산물의 사료적 가치를 구명하기 위하여 첨가수준(0, 1, 3, $5\%$)에 따라 육계의 생산성, 계육의 지방산 조성 및 혈중 콜레스테롤 등에 미치는 영향을 고찰하기 위하여 5주 동안사양 시험하였다. 전기 3주간 사료내 조단백질은 $21.5\%$, ME는 3,100kcal/kg 수준으로 공급하였고, 후기에는 조단백질 $19\%$, ME 3,100kcal/kg 수준으로 급여하였다. 대조구(무첨가구), 곶감 부산물 $1\%$ 첨가구(T1), $3\%$ 첨가구(T2), $5\%$ 첨가구(T3)로 처리구당 4반복, 반복당 10수로 총 160수를 공시하였다. 그 결과 증체량은 전기사료 급여시에 대조구보다 곶감 부산물을 급여한 처리구에서 높은 경향이었으나, 후기 사료 급여시는 대조구와 T1 및 T2에서 T3보다 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. 사료 효율은 처리구간에 유의성이 없었다. 곶감 부산물의 급여 수준에 따른 계육의 일반 성분 중 수분과 조회분은 유의성이 없으며, 조지방은 증가하고 단백질은 감소하는 경향이었다(P<0.05). 총 콜레스테롤, HDL-C, 중성지방은 처리구에서 높았고, LDL-C은 처리구보다 대조구에서 높았다(P<0.05). 계육의 주된 지방산은 oleic acid, palmitic acid, linoleic acid, stearic acid 순이었다. 곶감 부산물의 급여량이 증가함에 따라 stearic acid, linoleic acid는 감소하였으나 oleic acid의 함량은 증가하였다(P<0.05). 이러한 실험 결과로 곶감부산물은 육계사료에 $3\%$수준까지 급여하더라도 생산성에 영향을 미치지 않을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.315-320
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• 2009

본 시험은 육계 사료 내 사과박 발효물, 계피 및 계피 첨가 사과박 발효물을 첨가 급여시에 육계 생산성, 혈액 성상 및 계육 내 지방산화도에 대해 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 실시하였다. 육계 Cobb 종 수컷 총 600수를 5처리 4반복 반복당 30수씩 공시하여 5주간 실험을 실시하였다. 실험 전 기간 동안 증체율 및 사료섭취량은 사과박 발효물을 급여한 처리구에서 다른 처리구에 비하여 최대 30g 이상의 유의적인 개선효과를 나타내었으며(p<0.05), 계피 및 계피 첨가 사과발효물 처리구에서는 무항생제와 비교하였을 때 유의적인 차이는 인정되지 않았다. 각 처리구간 혈액 생화학 및 혈구 분석에서는 전체 처리구 간 유의적인 차이는 없었지만 Glucose는 계피를 첨가한 처리구에서 감소효과가 나타났으며 향후 이에 대한 좀더 깊은 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 지방산화도는 각 처리구간 사이에 유의적인 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 결과적으로, 육계 사료 내 사과발효물의 첨가 급여는 육계에서 생산성을 개선시키는 효과가 있는 것으로 사료되며 현재까지 이에 대한 연구가 매우 부족하다는 것을 감안할 때 향후 이에 대한 좀더 깊은 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2005

본 실험은 성게 껍질 분말의 사료적 가치를 구명하기 위하여 첨가수준(0, 1, 3, $5\%$)에 따라 육계의 생산성, 계육의 무기물 및 혈중 콜레스테롤 등에 미치는 영향을 고찰하기 위하여 5주간 사양 시험하였다. 전기 3주간사료내 조단백질은 $21.5\%$, ME는 3,100 kcal/kg 수준으로 공급하였고, 후기에는 조단백질 $19\%$, ME 3,100 kcal/kg 수준으로 급여하였다. 처리구는 대조구(무첨가구) 성게 껍질 분말 $1\%$ 첨가구(T1), $3\%$첨가구(T2), $5\%$ 첨가구(T3)로 처리구당 4반복, 반복당 10수로 총 160수를 공시하였다. 그 결과 증체량은 T1구에서 사육전기에 현저하게 개선되었지만(P<0.05) 사육후기에는 가장 낮게 평가되었으며, 사료효율은 처리구 사이에 유의성이 인정되지 않았다(P>0.05). 총콜레스테롤은 대조구보다 성게 껍질 분말 처리구에서 낮게 나타났으며, HDL-C은 처리구 중T2, T3에서 높았고(P<0.05), LDL-C과 triglyceride는 유의성이 인정되지 않았다. 성게 껍질 분말 급여 수준에 따른 무기물의 변화는 대조구에 비해 처리구에서 Fe, Zn, Ca함량이 많았으며(P<0.05) 총무기물 함량은 성게 껍질 분말 급여구에서 많은 경향을 보여 주었다. 결론적으로 육계사료 내 성게 껍질 분말의 급여는 Ca, Fe 및 총무기물 함량이 증가된 계육을 생산할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권8호
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• pp.1153-1156
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• 2005

An experiment was conducted with three hundred and twenty broiler chickens to evaluate the influence of supplementation of probiotic on growth, microbiological status and carcass quality of chickens. The probiotic contained similar proportions of six strains of variable organisms namely Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Aspergillus oryzae, Streptococcus faecium and Torulopsis sps and was fed at 100 mg/kg diet. The body weight and feed conversion of probiotic fed groups were superior (p<0.05) compared to the control group in the 4th, 5th and 6th weeks. The chickens fed the diet with probiotic had lower (p<0.05) numbers of coliforms and Campylobacter than chickens fed the control diet. All chickens' carcasses on the control diet were positive for Salmonella while only 16 of the 40 carcasses were positive from chickens fed diets containing probiotic. The leg and breast meat of probiotic fed chickens were higher (p<0.05) in moisture, protein and ash, and lower in fat as compared to the leg and breast meat of control chickens.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.549-554
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• 2016

The present study was conducted to investigate whether dietary essential oils could affect growth performance, relative organ weights, cecal microflora, immune responses and blood profiles of broiler chickens fed on diets containing different nutrient densities. A total of eight hundred-forty 1-d-old male broiler chicks were randomly allotted into twenty-eight pens (7 pens per treatment, 30 chicks per pen). There were four experimental diets containing two different nutrient densities and supplemented with or without essential oils. Experimental period lasted for 35 days. No clear interaction between nutrient density and essential oils on any of growth performance-related parameters was observed. Live body weights were affected (p<0.05) by nutrient density at 21 days and by dietary essential oils at 35 days. Essential oils significantly (p<0.05) increased daily body weight gain and feed conversion ratio during the periods of 22 to 35 and 1 to 35 days, but failed to affect feed intake during the entire experimental period. Daily weight gain at 1 to 21 days and feed intake at 1 to 21 and 1 to 35 days were significantly impaired (p<0.05) by nutrient density. There were significant treatment interactions (p<0.05) on relative weights of bursa of Fabricius and abdominal fat contents. Finally, either essential oil or nutrient density did not influence the relative percentages of breast and leg meats, the population of cecal microflora, blood parameters and antibody titers against Newcastle disease and infectious bronchitis in broiler chickens. It was concluded that dietary essential oils, independent to nutrient density, failed to stimulate feed intake, but increased growth performance in broiler chickens.

• 한국가금학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가금학회 2001년도 제18차 정기총회 및 학술발표 PROCEEDINGS
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• pp.102-103
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• 2001

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of feather digests on the growth of broiler chicks and taurine content in the broiler meat. In Experiment 1, a total of 40 broiler chickens(Ross) were assigned to 4 dietary treatments: control(T1), regular feather meal(FM) diet(R-FM, T2), NaOH treated FM diet(NaOH-FM,T3), HNO3 treated FM diet(HNO3-FM,T4). In Experiment 2, a total of 70 broiler chickens were assigned to 7 dietary treatments: T1~T4(same as those of Exp. 1), modified HNO3 treated FM diet(M-HNO3-FM,T5), hair meal diet(HM,T6) and 0.22% cystine supplemented diet(CYS,T7). Feather meals and hair meal were supplemented at the 5% in the diet. In Experiment 1 and 2, weight gain of chicks fed R-FM and NaOH-FM tended to be higher than those of the control and HNO3-FM. In Experiment 2, weight gain of chicks fed CYS was highest followed by NaOH-FM, HM, M-HNO3-FM, HNO3-FM, control and R-FM. In Experiment 1, taurine content in breast muscle of chicks fed NaOH-FM was significantly higher(P<0.05) than that of control. In Experiment 2, taurine content in breast muscle of chicks fed NaOH-FM and CYS tended to be higher than that of other groups. Taurine content in leg muscle was significantly different among treatments as NaOH-FM and R-FM being highest followed by M-HNO3-FM, CYS, control, HNO3-FM and BM. Taurine content in the liver(Exp. 1 and 2) and heart(Exp. 2) were not significantly affected by treatments. These results indicated that 5% NaOH-FM in the diet was effective in increasing taurine content in breast and leg muscle of broiler chicks.