• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.663-669
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• 2017

This study were estimated the contribution of carcass traits to unit price, to analyze the marbling score as a categorical variable rather than a numerical variable, and to develop an optimal model that also includes the holiday effect and the raising period. The data for this study were acquired from the Quality Evaluation of the Korea Institute for Animal Products, and consisted of the trading records of 1,613,699 heads at 12 wholesale markets from 2010 to 2014. The unit price of a cow was estimated from the following parameters: -52.50 Won/mm, $8.93Won/cm^2$, 7.20 Won/kg, and -1.04 Won/day for backfat thickness, eye muscle area, carcass weight, and raising period, respectively. Parameters for the dummy variables of marbling scores varied from 0 to 8328.74 Won/kg, which means that each marbling score grade had a different price value. The unit price of a steer was estimated from the following parameters: - 92.12 Won/mm, $20.22Won/cm^2$, 1.30 Won/kg, and -1.72 Won/day for backfat thickness, eye muscle area, carcass weights, and raising period, respectively. Parameters for dummy variables of marbling scores varied from 0 to 7338.80 Won/kg, which means that the grades of each marbling score had different price values. The unit price of sales during traditional holidays was significantly higher (827.71 Won/kg for cows, and 645.15 Won/kg for steers) than during non-holidays.We conclude that the use of categorical values for marbling scores would be needed to evaluate the price of Hanwoo beef using multiple regression analysis based on carcass traits and environmental factors.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.280-289
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• 2011

본 연구는 2009년도에 전국에서 출하된 한우 암소 및 거세우 69,159두를 대상으로 등지방두께가 도체등급요인 및 경락가격에 미치는 영향을 구명하였다. 평균 등지방두께는 거세우(12.57 mm)가 암소(11.93 mm) 보다 높았으며, 암소의 77.52%가 등지방두께 4-15 mm 구간에, 거세우의 85.91 %가 등지방두께 4-18 mm 구간에 속하였다. 암소 및 거세우의 도체중(평균, 315.5 kg과 413.2 kg)과 배최장근면적(평균, 76.73 $cm^2$와 86.23 $cm^2$)은 등지방두께가 높아짐에 따라 증가 하였으며(p<0.05), 육량등급은 C등급으로 낮아졌다(p<0.05). 평균 근내지방도는 거세우(5.29)가 암소(3.83)보다 우수하였으며 등지방두께 21 mm까지 증가하였고(p<0.05), 22 mm 이상부터 감소하였다. 암소 및 거세우의 평균 성숙도는 각각 6.11과 2.12로 암소의 골화 정도가 높았으며 평균 육색은 4.85 및 4.67 로써 비슷한 수준이었다. 암소의 평균 육질등급은 1등급과 2등급의 중간 수준(평균 3.55)이었고 거세우는 1등급과 $1^+$등급의 중간 수준(평균 2.58)으로 등지방두께가 21 mm까지 육질등급은 향상되었으나(p<0.05), 22 mm 이상부터 암소는 2등급 수준으로 거세우는 1등급 수준으로 낮아졌다. 암소도체 kg당 경락가격은 등지방두께 13-15 mm 구간에서 14,970원으로, 거세우는 등지방두께 10-12 mm 구간에서 17,318원으로 가장 높았다(p<0.05). 도체 kg당 경락가격은 암소는 등지방두께 18 mm이상, 거세우는 15 mm이상에서 유의적으로(p<0.05) 감소되었다. 특히, 거세우의 경우 도체 경락가격은 등지방 두께 15 mm 이상에서 유의적인 차이가 없었다. $1^{++}$등급 출현율은 암소는 등지방두께 19-21 mm 구간에서 7.33%, 거세우는 22-24 mm구간에서 25.04%로 가장 높았다. 육량 A등급은 등지방두께 4-6 mm구간에서 암소 및 거세우 각각 55.67%와 93.33%로 가장 높았다. 암소 및 거세우의 등지방 두께는 육량지수와 각각 $-0.97^{**}$ 및 $-0.96^{**}$로써 상관관계가 높았으며 근내지방도와 각각 $0.20^{**}$ 및 $0.14^{**}$ 상관관계가 있었고 육질 등급($1^{++}$등급 = 1, 3등급 = 5)과의 상관관계는 $-0.15^{**}$로 같았다. 본 연구에서 한우도체의 등지방두께는 도체등급 요인 및 도체가격에 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되어 금후 한우도체의 등지방 감소를 위한 다양한 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.267-272
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• 2016

Wholesale beef price is the critical factor for determining Korean native cattle, Hanwoo, farm's income in short-term. Wholesale beef price has seasonality due to high demand in Korean traditional holidays such as Korean thanksgiving day and lunar new year's day. Therefore, it is important to make reproduction and marketing plans for Korean Hanwoo farmers, in order to increase their farm income. However, there is no study available on changes in the expected farm income depending on reproduction and marketing schedules. This study analyzed the expected farm income per head depending on the monthly-based marketing schedules. The analysis was conducted based on the seasonality of wholesale beef price, reproduction efficiency, operating costs, relationship between carcass grade and slaughter age. The result shows that slaughter Hanwoo at the age of 29 months-old in August and January generating the highest expected farm income per head.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.1308-1318
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of replacing soybean meal with treated castor meal with (CMT) or without lime (CMNT) on the nutrient intake, performance, carcass characteristics, and yield of commercial cuts of beef cattle from a feedlot. Thirty male, castrated, crossbreed zebu cattle were used in the study, with an average initial weight of $360{\pm}30.27\;kg$. Five animals were used as a control group and were slaughtered at the beginning of the experiment; the remaining animals (n = 25) were distributed in random blocks (repetitions), with body weight as the criterion for block assignment. The animals were fed a diet containing 65% corn silage and 35% of concentrate on dry matter (DM) basis. Five diets consisted of four levels of soybean meal (SM) substituted with CMT (0, 33, 67 and 100%) on a DM basis and a diet with 100% of SM replaced with CMNT. At the end of the experiment, all animals were slaughtered, and their gastrointestinal tracts were emptied to determine their empty body weights (EBW). No significant effects were observed (p>0.05) for the substitution of soybean meal with CMT on intake of dietary nutrients, the average daily body weight gain (ADG) or EBW gain (EBWG). In spite of greater (p<0.05) ricin intake for the diet containing CMNT (3.06 mg/kg BW) compared to the CMT diet (0.10 mg/kg BW/d), there were no effects (p>0.05) on intake of dietary nutrients, ADG or EBWG. The average intake of DM and the ADG were 10,664.63 and 1,353.04 g/d, respectively. Regarding carcass characteristics, only carcass yield in relation to body weight was linearly reduced (p<0.05) upon substitution of SM by CMT. There was no effect (p>0.05) of the substitution of SM by CMT or CMNT on the yield of carcass basic cuts. CMT prices that are higher than 85% of the SM price do not economically justify the use of CMT. For CMT prices between 20 and 80% of the SM price, the optimal level was 67% substitution, while for prices below 15% of the SM price, the optimal level was 100% substitution with CMT. It can be concluded that treated castor meal with 6% lime can totally replace soybean meal in beef cattle diets.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.315-323
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• 2013

This study analyzed optimal slaughter ages and carcass traits to investigate factors that affect farm incomes. Carcass characteristics and economical analysis of 81 Hanwoo steers previously tested (Expt. 1) and 5,826 steers from Gangwon-Do, area A (Expt. 2) were used. In Expt. 1, the strongest relationship was between the slaughter age and the carcass weight based on the $R^2$ value, and the weakest relationship was between the slaughter age and the marbling score based on the $R^2$. The slaughter age, marbling score, and rib-eye area of steers slaughtered from 26 to 31 months of age had a positive effect on income, but back fat thickness had a negative effect. In the economical analysis of Expt. 1, the optimal time for slaughter was 31 months of age. In Expt. 2, composed of steers slaughtered from 26 to 35 months of age in farms site of area A, the income was highest from steers slaughtered at 28 months of age, after which the income decreased. From the results of Expt. 1 and 2, it is evident that the optimal slaughter age of Hanwoo steers is affected by the genetic differences of calves, the feeding program and management, fattening skills, or carcass price. In order to improve the income of individual farms, the slaughter age must be precisely decided by understanding the exact relationship between the feeding cost of Hanwoo steers and slaughter results, such as carcass weight, yield grade and quality grade.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.1452-1458
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• 2004

An experiment was conducted to examine the effects of sex and market weight on performance, carcass characteristics and pork quality. A total of 224 crossbred pigs (initially 26.64 kg BW) were allotted in a $2{\times}4$ factorial arrangement in a randomized complete block (RCB) design. The variables were sex (gilts and barrows) and different market weights (100, 110, 120 and 130 kg). Average daily gain (ADG) and average daily feed intake (ADFI) were significantly higher (p<0.01) in barrows than gilts, ADFI and feed conversion ratio (FCR) increased as body weight increased (p<0.05). Gender differences were observed in carcass characteristics. Backfat thickness and drip loss were greater in barrows (p<0.01), while loin eye area (p<0.01), flavor score (p<0.05) and lean content (p<0.001) were higher in gilts. Carcass grade and water holding capacity were the highest in 110 kg market weight pigs. The 100 kg arket weight pigs showed lower juiciness, tenderness, shear forces and total palatability than the other market weights (p<0.01). Hunter values (L*, a* and b*) were increased as market weight increased (p<0.05). Hunter a* value was greater in gilts (p<0.01) but L* value and b* value were not affected by sex of pigs. Net profit [(carcass weight${\times}$price by carcass grade)-(total feed cost+cost of purchased pig)] was higher in gilts than barrows (p<0.01), and was higher (p<0.05) in the pigs marketed at 110 and 120 kg market weight compared with 100 kg market weight. These results demonstrated that gilts showed higher carcass characteristics, pork quality, feed cost per kg body weight gain and net profit compared with barrows. Moreover, 110 or 120 kg body weight would be the recommended market weight based on pork quality and net profit for swine producers.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1541-1546
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• 2016

Four carcass traits, namely carcass weight (CW), eye muscle area (EMA), back fat thickness (BF), and marbling score (MS), are the main price decision parameters used for purchasing Hanwoo beef. The development of DNA markers for these carcass traits for use in a beef management system could result in substantial profit for beef producers in Korea. The objective of this study was to validate the association of highly significant single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified in a previous genome-wide association study (GWAS) with the four carcass traits in a commercial Hanwoo population. We genotyped 83 SNPs distributed across all 29 autosomes in 867 steers from a Korean Hanwoo feedlot. Six SNPs, namely ARS-BFGL-NGS-22774 (Chr4, Pos:4889229), ARS-BFGL-NGS-100046 (Chr6, Pos:61917424), ARS-BFGL-NGS-39006 (Chr27, Pos:38059196), ARS-BFGL-NGS-18790 (Chr10, Pos:26489109), ARS-BFGL-NGS-43879 (Chr9, Pos:39964297), and BTB-00775794 (Chr20, Pos:20476265), were found to be associated with CW, EMA, BF, and MS. The ARS-BFGL-NGS-22774, BTB-00775794, and ARS-BFGL-NGS-39006 markers accounted for 1.80%, 1.72%, and 1.35% (p<0.01), respectively, of the phenotypic variance in the commercial Hanwoo population. Many genes located in close proximity to the significant SNPs identified in this study were previously reported to have roles in carcass traits. The results of this study could be useful for marker-assisted selection programs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.1309-1316
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• 2015

In this paper, weight, carcass dressing, weights of the primary cuts, weights of the physical components of the primary cuts, and weights of the main commercial cuts of 66 $Purun{\tilde{a}}$ animals, of which 33 were bulls and 33 were steers were evaluated. These animals, with an average age of 19 months at the beginning of the experiment, were finished in a feedlot system during 116 days, and were fed with diets containing three levels of concentrate (0.8%, 1.1%, and 1.4% of body weight). The concentrate was formulated with 25% soybean meal, 73% ground corn grain, 1% of a mineral mix, and 1% of limestone. The interaction between sexual groups and the concentrate level was not significant for any of the variables. Likewise, no effect of the concentrate level was detected on the same variable traits. The bulls demonstrated higher hot carcass weights (265.1 vs 221.7 kg) and a higher proportion of forequarter (38.4% vs 36.1%) however the steers presented with higher proportions of side (19.7% vs 18.5%) and hindquarter (44.2% vs 43.1%). The bulls produced higher yields of muscle in the three primary cuts, there by resulting in higher yields of edible portions of the carcass. The bulls also produced higher weights of tenderloin, knuckle, topside, flat, eye round, rump, and rump cover. The finishing of young bulls in feedlot is to be recommended, since the animals produce carcasses with higher amounts of edible meat and higher yields of commercial cuts, thus allowing for a better price for the carcass. Low concentrate level could be used due to the lower cost of production for farmers.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.113-118
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• 1985

본 조사연구는 육계의 종류 및 체중별 도체율, 부분육비율, 영양소 함량 및 적정가격을 검토하기 위하여 육계의 종류별 및 체중별로 총 240수를 공시하여 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 도체율은 브로일러 및 노계에서 모두 체중이 무거울수록 높아지는 경향을 보여, 브로일러에서 영계(0.6-0.8kg)는 61.41%, 세미브로(1.2-1.4kg)는 65.07%, 하이브로 (1.7-2.1kg)는 66.39%였고, 노계에서 백색노계(1.8-2.0kg)는 62.68%, 유색노계(2.1-2.4kg)는 63.07% 였으며, 노계는 브로일러보다 도체율이 낮았다. 2. 부분육의 생산비율은 육계의 종류 및 체중에 따라 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 비율이 높은 순서는 다리, 가슴, 등, 날개, 목의 순서였다. 3. 발골한 도체의 성분에서 브로일러는 체중이 무거워질수록 수분함량(%)이 감소(영계 71.27%, 세미브로 62.66%, 하이브로 60.39%)한 반면 지방함량은 증가(영계 11.47%, 세미브로 17.60%, 하이브로 19.87%)하였으나 단백질 함량은 세미브로(17.21%)가 영계(14.75%)나 하이브로(16.93%)보다 높았고, 노계는 백색과 유색노계간에 큰 차이가 없었다. 4. 육계의 생체kg당 가격에서 시중유통가격은 육계의 단백질함량기준 적정가나 단백질＋지방함량 기준적정가와 비교하여 하이브로에 비해 세미브로는 높게 그리고 낮게 유통되고 있었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.405-416
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• 2013

본 연구는 도체월령별 도체형질의 변화를 분석하여 적정 도축시기를 결정하는 데 필요한 정보를 얻기 위한 목적으로 실시하였으며, 2005년 10월부터 2011년 9월 사이에 도축된 거세우 17,249두의 도체형질자료를 이용하였다. 각 도체형질의 평균과 표준편차는 도축일령, 도체중, 등지방두께, 등심면적, 근내지방도, 육량지수, 도체단가 및 도체 총가격에서 각각 $940.4{\pm}73.00$, $437.0{\pm}48.70$ kg, $12.1{\pm}4.32$ mm, $90.3{\pm}9.51cm^2$, $5.7{\pm}1.86$, $65.13{\pm}3.23$, $14.150{\pm}1.77$천원 및 $6181.18{\pm}1009.46$천 원으로 나타났다. 도체월령별 회귀계수에서 조기 도축그룹에서는 도체 단가를 제외한 전체 형질들에서, 만기 도축그룹에서는 근내지방도를 제외한 전체 형질들에서 월령별 회귀계수가 유의성이 인정되었다. 수익을 얻기 위해서는 28개월령 이전으로 도축시기를 결정해야 할 것으로 판단된다.