• 대한수의사회지
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.67-73
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• 1983

Strains of Aspergillus flavus produced aflatoxin $B_1$ was found in the corns for eed and cultured them in the incubator. The aflatoxin $B_1$ was produced from the Aspergilli and intubated into the pharynx of the ducklings for the to

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제62권5호
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• pp.628-637
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• 2020

In poultry diets, a requirement of crude protein is one of the most important factors in poultry productivity. Besides, the Pekin duck requirement of crude protein is still not clear. This experiment was conducted to determine the crude protein requirement of Pekin duck on diet formulation by investigation of growth performance, carcass trait, and analysis of blood parameter for a hatch to 21-day (d) of age. A total of 432 male White Pekin ducks were randomly allocated to six levels of crude protein (i.e., 15%, 17%, 19%, 21%, 23%, and 25%) to give six replicate pens per treatment with 12 ducklings per each pen. Body weight and feed intake were measured weekly by calculating feed conversion ratio and protein intake. Two ducklings each pen was euthanized via cervical dislocation for analysis of carcass trait and plasma blood on 21-d of age. Data were applied on both prediction linear-plateau and quadratic-plateau models by estimation of the crude protein requirements. Data were applied on both prediction linear-plateau and quadratic-plateau models by estimation of the crude protein requirements. The level of crude protein requirements of Pekin ducks for 21 days after the hatch was estimated to be 20.63% and 23.25% diet for maximum daily gain, and minimum feed conversion ratio, respectively.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권11호
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• pp.1639-1645
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aflatoxin $B_1$ ($AFB_1$) on the ultracellular morphology alteration, apoptosis induction and reactive nitrogen and oxygen intermediates production of peritoneal macrophages (DPM) from mule ducks. The ducklings were purchased from a commercial hatchery, and were fed a corn-soybean based diet. As the ducklings were grown up to 3 wk of age, the Sephadex-elicited peritoneal exudative cells (PEC) were used as the source for duck peritoneal macrophages. The ultracellular morphology study showed that significant number of cells shifted from category I (normal cell with ruffled membrane) and II (cell membrane blebbing) to category III (cell membrane blebbing and even rupture) after DPM were incubated with $AFB_1$ ($20{\mu}g/ml$) for 12 to 48 h. When DPM were exposed to $AFB_1$ in vitro, the production of NO, $H_2O_2$ and $O_2{^-}$ in macrophages was reduced after 12-48 h incubation with previous LPS stimulation. There was a DNA laddering pattern observed in DPM incubated with $AFB_1$ 5, 10, 20, 50 or $100{\mu}g/ml$ for 12 h. Evidence also revealed that the percentage of apoptotic cells was increased along with the elevation of $AFB_1$ concentration. The results suggest that $AFB_1$ exposure causes duck macrophages going on apoptotic pathway through evidence of ultracellular morphology alteration and DNA laddering in agarose electrophoresis. The production of reactive nitrogen and oxygen intermediates of duck macrophages also depressed after $AFB_1$ exposure, and this implied that $AFB_1$ could cause deteriorated functions of bacteriocidal and tumoricidal activity in duck macrophages.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.931-940
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• 2021

Objective: Light is a significant component of housing environment in commercial poultry industry. This study was conducted to investigate whether Pekin ducks perform better under monochromatic lights than under white light with respect to their growth performance, carcass quality, eyeball development, oxidation resistance, and cecal bacterial communities. Methods: A total of 320 one-day-old male Pekin ducklings were randomly distributed into five rooms with different light treatments, white, red, yellow, green, and blue light. Each room consisted of 4 replicated pens with 16 ducklings per pen. Results: Blue light significantly decreased fat deposition by decreasing abdominal fat. Long wavelength light, such as red, green, and yellow light, considerably increased the back-to-front eyeball diameter and the red light potentially enlarged the side-to-side eyeball diameter. Besides, the blue light had adverse effects on the oxidation resistance status in terms of increasing the product malonaldehyde of lipid oxidation and decreasing the plasma concentration of total superoxide dismutase. The phyla of Firmicutes had the greatest abundance in the green and blue treatments, while Bacteroidetes in blue treatment was the least. The genus of Faecalibacterium was significantly lower under the red light. Conclusion: The high risk of cecal health status and decreased anti-oxidation activity were observed under blue light. Red, yellow, and green light might increase the risk of oversized eyeball and cecal illness. Therefore, monochromatic lights compared to white light did not show advantages on the performance of housing ducks, it turns out that the white light is the best light condition for grow-out ducks.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.133-145
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• 1975

한국산 aflatoxin의 독성을 비교 규명하기 위하여 결정 aflatoxin, 사료배합 aflatoxin 및 표준 aflatoxin을 오리병아리에 각 1회씩 경구투며 또는 급식시켜 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 각종 aflatoxin의 독성으로 인하여 유발된 공통된 주요 병리조직학적 병변은 출혈(出血), 간세포(肝細胞)의 괴사(壞死), 지방변성(脂肪變性) 및 담관세포(膽管細胞)의 증식(增殖) 등이였다. 2. 병변(病變)의 정도(程度)는 독소의 투여량과 경과시간에 따라 다양(多樣)하게 나타났다. 3. 한국산 aflatoxin의 독성은 표준 aflatoxin에 비해 약간 더 심한 병변(病變)을 나타냈으며, 한국산 aflatoxin에서도 결정 aflatoxin을 투여한 경우보다 사료에 배합하여 급식시킨 경우가 약간 더 심한 병변(病變)을 나타냈다. 4. 닭병아리의 간장에서 aflatoxin이 유발시킨 병리조직학적 소견보다 오리병아리의 간장에서의 경우가 그 정도에 있어 더욱 심하고 뚜렷하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.265-268
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• 2017

The objective of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of duck litter in ducks fed diets containing Houttuynia cordata powder. One-day-old ducklings (Pekin) were randomly divided into two groups and fed a control or 1% H. cordata powder-containing diet for an experimental period of three weeks. The results showed that pH for 1-2 weeks and total nitrogen for 1-3 weeks in duck litter were affected by dietary treatments with 1% H. cordata powder (P < 0.05). For Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs), there was no significant difference (P > 0.05) between ducks fed 1% H. cordata and control diets, as shown in the results for acetic acid and propionic acid in duck litter over three weeks; but, this was not the case for propionic acid at 3 weeks. The inclusion of 1% H. cordata powder in the diet had a the positive effect on increasing the total nitrogen and decreasing pH and VFAs in duck litter.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.375-378
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• 1995

Three month old 600 ducklings of Khaki Campbell/KC Desi and KC X Desi were reared for a period of 13 months in the villages surrounding Bangladesh Agricultural University in order to study the economic traits of duck with and without extra feed to scavenging system of rearing. KC attained earlier sexual maturity followed by KC X Desi and Desi ducks and crossbred showed closeness to sire breed for this trait, KC X Desi found heavier and produce more eggs than their parental breeds. KC showed higher hatchability followed by KC X Desi and Desi ducks were more resistant followed by KC X Desi and KC to diseases. Extra feeding were found more beneficial to ducks irrespective of breed and types.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.257-262
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• 1999

Riemerella anatipestifer (RA) infection is a contagious disease of domestic ducks, turkey, and various other birds. In a flock of mallard ducklings, about 30% of the birds, 3 weeks old, showed lethergy, greenish diarrhea, tremor of head and neck, and died 2-3 days after signs appeared. Grossly, fibrinous exudates covered the heart and surface of the live. Microscopically, mononuclear cells and heterophils were primarily inflammatory cells in the exudate. These were also observed in the meninges in brain. Microbiologically, gram (-) short rod bipolar shaped bacteria were recovered on blood agar and agglutinated by antisera of R anatipestifer. Sulfamethoxasole/trimethoprim were administered and clinically effective. This case was a R anatipestifer infection caused fibrinous pericarditis, hepatitis and meningitis in mallards.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2016

본 연구는 다른 지역에서 수집된 백색 토종오리의 생산성과 균일도를 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 공시동물은 토종오리 종란에서 발생된 병아리 중 백색을 가진 개체를 선별하여 이용하였다. 시험설계는 오리들을 지역에 따른 두 그룹(J, H)으로 나누고, 암수를 분리하여 $2{\times}2$의 복합요인으로 4처리구, 처리구당 4반복, 반복당 15수씩 총 240수를 완전임의 배치하여 생산성과 균일도를 조사하였다. 주령별 체중은 1주령을 제외하고 H군의 체중이 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 암수 간 체중은 6주령부터 수컷의 체중이 암컷에 비해 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 균일도는 J군이 1주령에 높게 나타났으며, 암수 비교에서는 6주령에 암컷의 균일도가 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 증체량은 H군이 J군에 비해 높게 나타났으며(P<0.05), 6~7주령에는 수컷의 증체량이 암컷에 비해 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). H군의 사료섭취량은 J군에 비해 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 그러나 암수 간 비교에서는 사료섭취량의 차이를 보이지 않았다. 사료요구율의 경우, 4~5주령, 7~8주령 그리고 0~8주령에 J군이 높게 나타났으며(P<0.05), 1~2주령, 5~6주령, 6~7주령 및 0~8주령에 수컷의 사료요구율이 암컷보다 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 결론적으로, 백색 토종오리의 성적은 J군에 비해 H군이 우수한 경향이었다. 백색 토종오리의 실용화를 위해서는 균일도와 생산성뿐만 아니라, 육질이나 유전적 특성에 대하여 추가적인 연구가 지속되어야 할 것이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.1069-1074
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• 2014

In China and South East Asia, the duck (common duck) is important in egg production for human consumption. Plumage color is a breed characteristic and of economic importance, together with egg production. Our aim in this study was to investigate the inheritance of plumage color in three Chinese indigenous egg-type duck breeds, Shan Ma (S), Putian White (F) and Putian black (P), and some of their crossbreds. These three breeds have different plumage color and are used in crossbreeding. The crossbred laying ducks $F{\times}(P{\times}S)$ and $F{\times}(S{\times}P)$ showed highly improved laying ability but heterogeneous plumage color. Genotypes at four relevant loci were investigated by studying down color and pattern in ducklings after crossbreeding. $F_1$ ducklings from the matings $F{\times}S$ and $S{\times}F$, $P{\times}S$, and $S{\times}P$ were classified into four classes of plumage color (the Shan Ma plumage color, black, white, or multicolored) over three generations. Parents were selected for the Shan Ma plumage color of their progeny. In the fourth generation, P male and P female ducks were selected according to the frequency of the desired class of plumage color (Shan Ma) of their $F_1$ progeny to obtain the so-called "Brown Putian Ma duck". The Shan Ma duck genotype was identified as having the restricted mallard color pattern ($M^RM^R$), full expression of any of the patterns or colors (CC), no extended black (ee) and no brown dilution D (D). The Putian White genotype was recessive white (cc), no extended black (ee) and no brown dilution D (D). The Putian Black genotype exhibited full expression of extended black (E gene) and no brown dilution (CCEE D [D]). It was shown that $F{\times}S$ and $S{\times}F$ tests should be implemented to eliminate the recessive white c allele in the S line and the dominant extended black E allele in the F line. It was also shown that the Brown Putian Ma obtained from Putian Black, with no extended black genotype (ee), could be used to get rid of the black plumage (E gene) in the crossbred ducks. This could provide a solution for producing 3-way crossbred ducks Putian $White{\times}$(Putian-$Ma{\times}Shan$ Ma) and Putian $White{\times}$(Shan $Ma{\times}Putian$-Ma), with the desired Shan Ma feather color.