• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.3.1-3.6
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• 2015

This study investigated the effects of feeding by-product feed (BF)-based silage on the behavior of growing Hanwoo heifers. Twelve Hanwoo heifers (13.2 months-old, 315 kg body weight; four heifers per pen) were assigned to three diets: a rice straw (RS) diet (concentrate mix and free access to RS), a RS and BF-based silage (RSBFS) diet (concentrate mix and free access to RS and BF-based silage), and a BF-based silage (BFS) diet (concentrate mix and free access to BF-based silage). Behavior was recorded for 5 days using camcorders. Compared to the RS group, the BFS group showed 21.7% higher dry matter intake, shorter feeding, rumination, and chewing times, as well as longer resting time (p < 0.05). Although all groups exhibited similar drinking, urination, and defecation frequencies, the BFS group exhibited higher feeding rates, rumination efficiency, and chewing efficiency than the RS group (p < 0.05). Compared to the BFS group, the RSBFS group showed higher $peNDF_{8.0}$ intake (15.2% vs. 25.0% dry matter intake), longer feeding and sitting times, lower defecation frequency (p < 0.05), and similar rumination efficiency. In conclusion, complete replacement of conventional RS with BF-based silage reduced rumination and chewing activity in growing Hanwoo heifers, and BF-based silage feeding with large-particle straw is an effective approach in improving heifer behavior.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.86-90
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• 2006

This study was carried out to determine the effects of free choice feeding of starter feed and whole cereals on the growth of turkey poults. Two hundred-seventy poults (7-d old) were divided into 3 treatment groups each with 3 replications containing 15 males and 15 females. Control poults (C) were fed only on starter feed (280 g CP and 11.7 MJ ME/kg). Treatments for choice-fed turkey poults were offered a choice of a starter feed and wheat (120 g CP and 12.3 MJ ME/kg) for wheat selecting (WS) or maize (83 g CP and 13.9 MJ ME/kg) for maize selecting (MS) group in separate feeders. Final live weight (2,280.7 g for the C vs. 2,374.3 and 2,324.6 g for the WS and MS), daily gain (39.21 g vs. 40.87 and 39.99 g) and total feed intake (95.2 g vs. 103.2 and 97.9 g) in the WS poults were significantly higher (p<0.05) than those of the C group, but feed conversion ratio was not significantly different between the treatments. The proportional intakes of cereals vs. total feed intake were 11% in both the WS and MS group. The amount of protein intake in the C group (280 g CP/kg diet) was significantly (p<0.05) higher than that in WS and MS groups (263 and 259 g CP/kg diet, respectively) whilst the ME intake in the C group (11.7 MJ/kg diet) was significantly (p<0.05) lower than that in MS group (11.9 MJ/kg diet). Our results showed that turkey poults fed starter feed and whole wheat in a free choice feeding system have a higher efficiency in terms of daily gain, final live weight, and an economic advantage may be obtained from free choice feeding due to a reduced protein intake and feed cost.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.51-59
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• 1991

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of non-watering, fasting and non-watering fasting for 16-17 hrs on haematological and biochemical parameters in SD rats. 1. Liver weight was decreased in the order of in the fasting group, non-watering fasting group and non-watering group in both sexes. 2. In fasting group and non-watering fasting group, haematologic parameters of male (HGB and MCH) and femal (MCHC) were trends to decrease compared with normal feeding & watering group. 3. In the differential leucocyte counts, there were no significant differences compared with noraml feeding % watering group.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.878-883
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• 2002

Due to rising trend of beef demand in Asia in the next two decades it is necessary to find additional sources of beef supply. In most Southeast Asian countries, male dairy and swamp buffalo have not yet been raised for a primary purpose of quality beef production. This study was aimed to compare growth and feeding performances as well as economic returns from feeding male dairy, beef cattle and swamp buffalo for quality beef. Thirty-six animals, 12 of each breed group, were used in feeding trial to compare the cost of beef production. Two levels of concentrate feeding, 1.75% of body weight (BW) and 1.00% of BW, were used for each breed group in order to compare feeding methods i.e. high and low levels. Within each breed group two animals of similar initial BW were randomly assigned to the two levels of feeding. The animals were fed from about 150 kg BW until reaching the final weight of about 400 kg. The results from this study showed that under the prevailing economic conditions in Thailand the cost of beef production from buffalo was lowest due to very low cost of feeder stocks, followed by dairy and beef. However, the cost of feeding per kg of BW gain was lowest in beef and highest in buffalo i.e. when disregarding the differences in cost of feeder stocks. Beef calves grew faster than dairy and buffalo, with better feed efficiencies. The results indicated that beef cattle could be more suitable for beef production for high-quality beef market, while buffalo could be more suitable for small farms where high roughage feeding is common. Male dairy calves appeared to require higher level of concentrate feeding than 1% BW in order to maintain good body conditions.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.119-130
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• 1993

본 시험은 Sprague-Dawley 계통 흰쥐 수컷에게 지방의 종류와 식이급여 횟수를 달리하면서 급여하였을 때 성장 및 지방대사에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 4종류의 지방(팜유, 우지, 대두유 및 경화대두유) 및 2종류의 식이급여형태(ad-libitum, 4$\times$meal feeding)를 달리하여 4$\times$2 요인시험으로 실시하였다. 4주간 시험식이를 ad-libitum(AL)군은 식이를 제한없이 자유롭게 섭취하도록 하였으며, meal feeding(MF)군은 1일 1회 즉, 09:00~12:00까지만 식이를 제한없이 급여하였다. 사양시험 종료후 간조직에서의 콜레스테롤합성 능력을 알아보기 위해 흰쥐의 간조직을 채취하여 in vitro 배양 시험을 실시하였다. 또한 간과 지방조직에서의 지방합성 및 분해 능력을 알아보기 위해 사양시험이 끝난 흰쥐의 간과 지방조직을 채위하여 in vitro 세포배양에서의 지방합성 능력과 지방분해 능력을 측정하였다. 본 시험에서 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 성장하는 흰쥐의 증체량, 식이섭취량 및 식이효율은 AS(ad-libitum+hydrogenated soybean oil)군이 다른군에 비해 유의하게(p<0.05) 증가하였다. 식이지방의 종류에 의한 영향은 받지 않고, 식이급여형태에 의한 차이를 보여 MF군이 AL군에 비해 식이섭취량이 감소하였고, 중체량도 60%정도로 유의성있게(p<0.05)감소했다. 2) 간조직의 콜레스테롤합성 능력은 식이급여형태에 의한 차이를 보여 MF군이 AL군에 비해 간조직의 콜레스테롤합성 능력이 증가되는 경향을 (p<0.001) 보였는데 특히 불포화도가 높은 대두유군에서 유의성있게(p<0.05) 증가되었다. 3) 간조직의 in vitro 지방합성 능력은 MP(meal feeding+palm oil)군이 AP(ad-libitum+palm oil)군보다, MHS(meal feeding+hydrogenated soybean oil)군이 AHS(ad-libitum+hydrogenated soybean oil)군보다 유의하게(p<0.05) 증가했고, AB(ad-libium+beef tallow)군과 MB(meal feeding+beef tallow)군에서 지방합성 능력이 현저하게 증가되는 경향을(p<0.05)보였다. 식이급여형태나 식이지방의 종류에 대한 차이는 보이지 않았다. 간조직에서의 in virto 지방분해 능력은 MF군이 AL군에 비해 유의하게(P<0.001) 증가했고, 식이지방의 종류에 의한 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 4) 지방조의 in vitro 시험에 의하면 MF식이가 AL식이에 비해 지방합성 능력이 유의성있게(p<0.05) 증가하였으나, 지방분해 능력은 저하되었다(p<0.001). 식이지방의 종류에 의한 영향을 받아 우지군이 다른 지방군에 비해 지방합성 능력이 유의성있게(p<0.001) 증가되는 경향을 보였으나, 지방분해 능력은 식이지방의 종류에 의한 영향을 받지 않았다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제25권5호
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• pp.339-350
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• 1992

This study was performed to investigate the effect on polyunsaturate fatty acid diets and feeding periods on the antithrombosis. the hematological changes in the blood and fatty acid compositions of platelets in rats. Each group of rats was fed a diet containing 20%(W/W) corn oil beef tallow sardine oil and the general stock diet for 10, 20. 40 and 80 days. Rats fed sardine oil diet showed significantly longer bleeding time than any other diet groups after 20 days feeding The whole blood clotting time of sardine oil group fed for 80 days was increased significantly. The number of platelet and the concentration of hemoglobin showed no significant difference among all groups. The number of white blood cell was decreased continously in sardine oil group after 10 days feeding. The level of malondialdehyde generation during thrombin-induced aggregation of platelets was decreased continously in sardine oil grou after 20 days feeding. With regard to the composition of platelet fatty acid the ratio of eicosapentaenoic acid(EPA 20: 5 $\omega$-3) to arachidonic acid(AA 20:4 $\omega$-6) was increased in sardine oil group but decreased in corn oil groups and beef tallow groups with days. In conclusion the rats fed sardine oil diet for more than 20 days showed the fact that EPA induced the antithrombosis. the changes in number of white blood cell and the fatty acid composition of platelets.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.1634-1637
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• 2001

Allantoin and uric acid were estimated in milk to study the association between the levels of these purine derivatives and milk production per day under given feeding regimens. Keeping the stage of lactation, parity and initial milk yield in view thirty lactating buffaloes were randomly selected from early lactating group. All the animals were fed 30 kg green, 2 kg straw and 5 kg concentrate mixture on per animal/day basis at basal level up to 8 1 produce. 1 kg concentrate mixture, soaked cotton seed and boiled cotton seed was fed for every 2 I milk, respectively in Group I (control), Group II and Group III animals. Average milk Allantoin and Uric acid levels were $120{\pm}11.7g/ml$ and $4.03{\pm}0.63g/ml$, respectively in milk. Cotton seed feeding enhanced the milk production significantly (p<0.01) in comparison to concentrate mixture fed control group animals. A significant difference (p<0.01) in milk allantoin levels was found over the different feeding management at higher level of production group animals. Study also revealed a significant negative correlation between the milk allantoin and production per day r=-0.43 (p<0.05).

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.211-224
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• 2006

Objectives : This study was performed to investigate the effects of Pinelliae rhizoma on blood serum lipids and skeletal muscle fatty acid metabolism of obese Zucker rats. Methods : Experimental groups were divided into normal Zucker rats (lean control; non-treated), obese Zucker rats (fat control; non-treated) and Pinelliae rhizoma oral feeding obese Zucker rats (fat control; treated) for 6 separate experiments. Pinelliae rhizoma was investigated for effects on total body weight, serum glucose content, total cholesterol and triglyceride content, free fatty acid content, PPARalpha, CS and beta-HAD. Results : 1. Triglycerides in blood serum showed a greater decrease in the Pinellia rhizoma oral feeding group than the overweight control group. 2. PPARa showed a significant increase in the Pinelliae rhizoma oral feeding group over the overweight control group in skeletal muscles of SOL and EDL: as for protein FABPc, the Pinelliae rhizomaoral feeding group saw a greater significant increase than the overweight control group in the skeletal muscles of SOL. 3. CS activity showed a greater increase for the Pinelliae rhizoma oral feeding group than the overweight control group in EDL Conclusions : As the experiment's results show, Pinelliae rhizoma effectively decreased the weight and triglycerides of the obese mouse, and somewhat affects the fat oxidation in the skeletal muscles.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.91-104
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• 2000

Many synthetic bone materials have been studied for their potential of regenerative effects in periodontal tissue. Safflower seeds have been traditionally used as a drug for the treatment of fracture and blood stasis in oriental medicines. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the osseous responses in rat calvarial defects between bone substitutes such as calcium carbonate and bovine-derived hydroxyapatite and feeding of safflower seeds. The calvarial defects were made with 8 mm trephine bur in 24 Sprague-Dawley rats. Two graft materials were implanted in each experimental groups, whereas the control and safflower seed feeding groups were sutured without any other treatment. And then the rats of safflower seed feeding group were supplied with 3 g/day of safflower seeds. Each group was sacrificed at 4 weeks and 8 weeks. To study a histopathology related to bone healing and regeneration, Goldner's Masson Trichrome stain was done at each weeks. The tissue response was evaluated under light microscope. There were more osteoblastic activity, new bone formation, dense bony connective tissues in bovine-derived hydroxyapatite group compared to other groups at 8 weeks. The osseous defect area of safflower seed feeding group was filled with prominent fibrous tissues, where less inflammatory infiltration and new capillary proliferation. In the early phase of bone healing, safflower seed feeding reduces the inflammatory response and promotes the proliferation of connective tissue. These results suggest that natural bovine-derived HA and safflower seed feeding could enhance the regenerative potential in periodontal defects.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.283-300
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• 2004

Currently commercial dry sows are housed in individual stalls and subject to restricted feeding. These sows often show stereotypic behaviours which increase their maintenance energy requirement. Group housing is desirable to improve animal welfare and public perception. However, under restricted feeding systems, group-housed dry sows are also aggressive. The feed intake of these sows is variable, depending on their social rank, which results in different milk production and variable piglet performance. These problems can be solved by ad libitum feeding systems, but the large capacity of intake by dry sows will not allow this feeding system to be practical as high feeding level during pregnancy can reduce reproduction performance of sows. Current research indicates that feeding high fibre diets to dry sows enables sows to be fed ad libitum, but the effect of dietary fibre on feed intake and nutrient utilisation is dependent on the quality of fibre sources. Most research has focused on sugar beet pulp, straw, lucerne meal and by-products, but there is a need to identify and evaluate some widely available and cheap fibre materials and feed grains for developing the best strategy to control nutrient intake of dry sows while feeding ad libitum.