• 한국가금학회지
• /
• 제30권4호
• /
• pp.269-273
• /
• 2003

닭에서 맹장으로 尿의 역류량을 측정하기 위해서 사료급여 및 절식의 조건에서 Cecostomy(맹장으로 튜브를 삽입하는 수술) 기술이 개발되었다. 시술 이틀 뒤부터 맹장에 튜브가 장착된 닭은 20ml의 따뜻한 생리적 식염수를 이용하여 격일 간격으로 10일동안 수술부위를 환류시켰다. 맹장에 장착된 튜브와 총배설강에 외과적으로 시술된 플라스틱 채집병을 이용하여서 배설물이 매일 모아졌다. 요산 배설량은 사료 채식시가 절식시 보다 유의하게 증가하였다.(P<0.05) 맹장을 통해서 검출된 요산의 양은 사료급여시와 절식시에 각각 총 요산 배설량의 7.74, 5.31%를 나타내었다. 사후검사에서 맹장에 삽입되었던 고무튜브 주위를 둘러싸고 있는 완벽한 맹장이 확인되었다. 본 연구의 결과 수탉에서 적어도 매일 약 5%의 尿가 맹장으로 역류됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제22권7호
• /
• pp.1043-1047
• /
• 2009

Three experiments were conducted to determine the conversion rate of formic and acetic acids into methane in the gastrointestinal tracts of geese. In experiment I, two sets of two 4-month-old male White Roman geese were allocated to one of two treatment groups. Each set of geese was inoculated either with formic acid or with phosphate buffer solution (PBS). After the acid or the PBS was inoculated into the esophagi of the geese, two birds from each treatment were placed in a respiratory chamber as a measurement unit for 4 h in order to determine methane production rate. In experiment II and III, 6- and 7-wk-old male White Roman goslings were used, respectively. Birds were allocated to receive either formic acid or PBS solution injected into the ceca in experiment II. Acetic acid or PBS solution injected into the cecum were used for experiment III. After either the acids or the PBS solution were injected into the cecum, two birds from each treatment were placed in a respiratory chamber as a measurement unit for 3 h; each treatment was repeated 3 times. The results indicated that formic acid inoculated into the oesophagi of geese was quickly converted into methane. Compared with the PBS-injected group, methane production increased by 5.02 times in the formic acid injected group (4.32 vs. 0.86 mg/kg BW/d; p<0.05). Acetic acid injected into the ceca did not increase methane production; conversely, it tended to decrease methane production. The present study suggests that formic acid may be converted to methane in the ceca, and that acetic acid may not be a precursor of methane in the ceca of geese.

• 대한수의학회지
• /
• 제32권2호
• /
• pp.235-238
• /
• 1992

The diseased Chuckar partridges that were raised at the wild bird-raising farms located in Ockchun, Chungbuk province, were submitted for diagnosis in the laboratory in July. 1990. The diseased partridges aged 3~4 weeks old were shown clinical signs such as anorexia, depression, white-colored or transparent-watery diarrhea and dropping of the head and wings. At necropsy, major gross lesions were found in the livers, ceca and lungs. Histopathologically, numerous histomonads were observed in the necrotic tissues of the livers and ceca. In the cecal specimens, it was found that the ameboid histomonads have flagellum and the size of 10~20 micrometer. The case was confirmed as histomoniasis due to the infection of Histomonas meleagridis.

• 대한수의학회지
• /
• 제56권1호
• /
• pp.1-7
• /
• 2016

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are commonly used as probiotics in poultry. The present study employed in vitro and in vivo methods to select and test LAB isolated from Muscovy duck ceca as potential probiotics. In the in vitro study, 50 LAB were isolated from Muscovy duck ceca and tested for growth inhibition against Salmonella (S.) Enteritidis. Eleven isolates strongly inhibited S. Enteritidis and only 1 isolate (MD5-2) showing the strongest inhibition was selected for identification. This isolate was called as Lactobacillus (L.) reuteri MD5-2. For the in vivo investigation, 90 1-day-old Muscovy ducks were randomly assigned into three groups of 30 animals each (group 1, control; group 2, treated with $10^8$ colony-forming unit (CFU) of L. reuteri MD5-2 orally once on day 1; and group 3, treated with $10^8CFU$ of L. reuteri MD5-2 orally once daily from days 1 to 5). The ducks were housed in three large cages and raised for 50 days, after which body weight, duodenal villus height and crypt depth were measured. Both villus height and villus height to crypt depth ratio were significantly greater in group 3 than in groups 1 and 2. In conclusion, further investigation of L. reuteri MD5-2 as a potential probiotic strain is warranted.

• 한국가금학회지
• /
• 제29권4호
• /
• pp.259-263
• /
• 2002

본 연구는 닭에 있어서 맹장을 포함한 하부소화관으로 요(尿)의 역류가 음수량 및 수분 배설량에 어떠한 영향을 미칠지를 또한 사료의 섭취량이 요 (尿)의 역류량에 어떤 영향을 미칠지를 시험하였다. 급여사료를 제한 및 무제한 급여의 양조건에서 사육된 대조구 닭과 맹장이 결찰된 닭에 인공항문 수술을 실시하면 음수량, 총 수분배설량 및 음수량/사료섭취 량이 유의하게 증가(P<0.05)하였으며 이 증가량은 사료섭취 량을 무제한 급여하였을 때가 제한 급여하였을 때보다 더 크게 나타났다. 사료의 섭취량을 무제한으로 하였을 때에 대조구 닭과 인공항문이 장착된 닭에 맹장결찰 수술을 실시하면 음수량, 총 수분 배설량 및 음수량/사료섭취량이 유의하게 증가(P<0.05)하였지만, 제한급여 조건에서는 나타나지 않았다. 제한 급여 및 무제한 급여의 양 조건에서 수분균형은 인공항문 수술 및 맹장결찰 수술에 따른 변화는 나타나지 않았다. 대조구 닭과 맹장이 결찰된 닭에서의 인공항문 수술은 사료섭취 량을 증가(P<0.05)시켰지만. 대조구 닭과 인공항문이 장착된 닭에서의 맹장결찰 수술은 사료섭취량에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이상의 결과 닭에 있어서 맹장을 포함한 하부소화관은 수분균형을 유지하기 위해서 요(尿)로부터 수분을 재 흡수하는 매우 중요한 역할을 하고 있다고 결론을 내린다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제30권2호
• /
• pp.211-220
• /
• 2017

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of yeast with bacteriocin and Lactobacillus cultures (mixture of Lactobacillus agilis BCRC 10436 and Lactobacillus reuteri BCRC 17476) supplements, alone or in combination, on broiler chicken performance. Methods: A total of 300, 1-d-old healthy broiler chickens were randomly divided into five treatment groups: i) basal diet (control), ii) basal diet+0.25% yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) (YC), iii) basal diet+0.25% yeast with bacteriocin (BA), iv) basal diet+Lactobacillus cultures (LAB), and v) basal diet +0.25% yeast with bacteriocin+Lactobacillus cultures (BA+LAB). Growth performance, cecal microbiota, cecal fermentation products, and blood biochemistry parameters were determined when chickens were 21 and 35 d old. Results: The supplementation of YC, BA, and BA+LAB resulted in a significantly better feed conversion rate (FCR) than that of the control group during 1 to 21 d (p<0.05). The LAB supplementation had a significant effect on the presence of Lactobacillus in the ceca at 35 d. None of the supplements had an effect on relative numbers of L. agilis and L. reuter at 21 d, but the BA supplementation resulted in the decrease of both Lactobacillus strains at 35 d. The BA+LAB supplementation resulted in higher short chain fatty acid (SCFA) in the ceca, but LAB supplementation significantly decreased the SCFA at 35 d (p<0.05). All treatments tended to decrease ammonia concentration in the ceca at 21 d, especially in the LAB treatment group. The BA supplementation alone decreased the triacylglycerol (TG) concentration significantly at 21 d (p<0.05), but the synergistic effect of BA and LAB supplementation was required to reduce the TG concentration at 35 d. The YC supplementation tended to increase the plasma cholesterol at 21 d and 35 d. However, the BA supplementation significantly decreased the cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol level at 35 d. In conclusion, the BA+LAB supplementation was beneficial to body weight gain and FCR of broiler chickens. Conclusion: The effect of BA and LAB supplementation may be a result of the growth of lactic acid bacteria enhancement and physiological characterization of bacteriocin, and it suggests that the BA and LAB supplementation level or Lactobacillus strain selection should be integrated in future supplementation designs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제18권3호
• /
• pp.390-395
• /
• 2005

Reported here are the effects of added formic acid on inhibitory effect of Salmonella gallinarum in poultry feed. Two experiments were conducted to investigate the viability of S. gallinarum and pH of poultry feed using different dietary formic acid levels (0.0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%) on inhibitory effect of S. gallinarum in broiler feed. Experiment one was conducted to investigate the viability of S. gallinarum and pH of artificially contaminated diet at 0, 1, 3, 5 and 7 days after treatment in vitro. Formic acid showed a significant (p<0.05) reduction in the viability for all treatments with time after treatment. Various formic acid levels in vitro showed a reduction in the pH of the diet depending upon the concentration of treated acid, and the diet remained acidic below the growth range of S. gallinarum. This meant that the bacterial cells were exposed to stressful conditions that made them unable to grow. Experiment two was conducted to find out the effect of dietary formic acid levels on S. gallinarum colonization and pH in the contents of crop, small intestine, large intestine and ceca and mortality rate of broiler chicks at 7, 14 and 21 days of age when fed artificially contaminated diet with S. gallinarum. The numbers of S. gallinarum re-isolated from all treated groups except in groups treated with 0.5% formic acid, decreased significantly (p<0.05) compared with the control group. The treatment significantly (p<0.05) lowered the pH of the crop, small intestine, large intestine and ceca contents in all groups except the groups treated with 0.5% formic acid compared with the control. All treated groups showed a significant (p<0.05) reduction in overall mortality rate during the experimental period (3 to 21 days) compared with the control. The results indicate that addition of formic acid in a total concentration of 1.5% to the diet of newly hatched broiler chicks significantly decreases the contamination of diet with S. gallinarum.

• 한국가금학회지
• /
• 제38권1호
• /
• pp.37-43
• /
• 2011

본 연구는 맹장 결찰계를 이용하여서 [15N]urea의 이용성을 조사하였다. 질소의 balance 및 이용률은 맹장 결찰 수술에 의해서 높아지는 경향이 인정되었다. 이는 맹장 결찰 수술로 인한 요산 배설량의 유의한 감소로 인한 결과였다(사료 및 요소 유래 질소 이용률, P<0.01). 닭에 있어서 맹장 결찰 수술은 사료 유래 ammonia 배설량은 증가(P<0.01), 요소 유래 ammonia배설량은 감소(P<0.01)시켰다. 요소 유래, 요소질소의 배설량은 맹장 결찰 수술에 의해서 유의하게 증가하였지만(P<0.01), 맹장 결찰계도 5% 단백질 사료와 같이 급여한 요소를 51.6%정도 이용하는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 닭에 있어서 단백질 수준이 결핍된 사료와 같이 급여된 요소의 이용에 있어서 맹장은 유의한 역할을 한다고 할 수 있다. 하지만 질소의 이용에 있어서는 반드시 긍정적인 역할만을 한다고는 결론내릴 수 없다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제9권3호
• /
• pp.241-245
• /
• 1996

A chronological account of the prospect and problems of utilization of urea in poultry diets is presented. Urea has long been considered as toxic to poultry but recent research, although limited, has yielded controversial results. The main problem appears to be due to the fact that whether or not response to urea is dependent on environment (germ free versus conventional). Although caecum is found to be the major site of ammonia production from urea, the so called nutritional benefit derived by chicken fed urea is probably limited to its utilization for the synthesis of nonessential amino acids in the protein depleted chicken, but not in the protein adequate chicken. More research is needed to monitor production characteristics of birds fed urea and investigate its toxic effect, if any, in some greater detail before recommending this nonprotein nitrogenous substance for inclusion in the poultry diets.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
• /
• 제54권6호
• /
• pp.809-812
• /
• 2016

Adult specimens of Oswaldotrema nacinovici (Digenea: Philophthalmidae) have been first identified in Korea from 2 migratory birds (whimbrels, Numenius phaeopus) which were found dead at a western seashore area near Gunsan. The worms were recovered in the intestine of these birds. The worms were morphologically characterized by a large ventral sucker in comparison to the oral sucker, an external seminal vesicle extending beyond the posterior margin of the ventral sucker, and conspicuous uterine seminal receptacle. It was noteworthy that metacercariae-like bodies were contained within the inflated regions of 2 ceca. Other intestinal trematode species found in whimbrels included Spelotrema pygmeum, Gynaecotyla squatarolae, Maritrema obstipum, and Himasthla megacotyle. Zoonotic potential of these trematode species should be taken into considerations.