• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.1475-1481
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• 2002

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of early feed restriction on growth, fat accumulation and meat composition in unsexed broiler chickens. In experiment 1, three hundred and fifty one-day-old broiler chicks were divided into 7 groups. Each treatment group was represented by five replicates of ten broilers each. One group was fed ad libitum as the control group and the other six groups were fed 25% ad libitum (25% multiplied by amount of feed intake of ad libitum chicks at the previous day) for 4 or 6 days, 50% ad libitum for 4 or 6 days, and 75% ad libitum for 4 or 6 days. In experiment 2, five hundred broiler chicks were divided into 10 groups. Each treatment group was represented by five replicates of ten broilers each. One group was fed ad libitum as the control group. Three initial age at which broilers were restricted (2, 4 or 6 days of age) and three type of feed restriction (physical restriction, meal feeding and diet dilution) ($3{\times}3$) were examined. They were restricted feeding for 6 days. Experimental results showed that broilers fed 25% ad libitum for 4-6 days tended to reduce leg meat fat with lower abdominal fat (p<0.05) (experiment 1). Breast meat fat was significantly higher in restricted broilers (p<0.01). Plasma triglyceride was higher in broilers fed 75% ad libitum for 4-6 days. In experiment 2, abdominal fat was lower in restricted broilers (p<0.05). Breast meat fat was significantly higher (p<0.01), whereas leg meat fat was significantly lower (p<0.05) in restricted broilers. Plasma triglyceride was significantly higher in physical feed restriction for 4 days, meal feeding for 4 days and diet dilution for 6 days (p<0.05). In conclusion, to reduce fat accumulation in abdomen and leg meat, broilers should be fed 25% ad libitum for 6 days started at 4 days, or subjected to meal feeding (6 hours per day for 6 days) started at 6 days.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.1039-1047
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• 2022

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal time of transportation of floor-feed and scatter-feed broilers. Methods: Eighty healthy Arbor Acres (AA) broilers (21-day-old, 624.4 g, male, standard error = 6.65) were selected and randomly divided into two experimental groups (floor-feed and scatter-feed), then fed for three weeks. The experiment comprised a 2×4 factorial design with 2 feed patterns (floor-feed and scatter-feed) and 4 transport periods (2, 3, 4, and 5 h), and 4 replicates of 5 broilers (54-day-old, 2243 g, standard error = 46.65) was used to compare weight loss, meat quality and behavior index of different groups. Results: It appeared that drip loss, meat color and resting behavior of experimental broilers changed as length of transportation (p<0.05), however, weight loss and pH were not significantly transformed (p>0.05). Compared with floor-feed group, broilers in scatter-feed group had lower pH at 24 hours (3 h) and different behavioral indicators (p<0.05). Especially indicators after 3 h transportation, there were obvious differences between the two feeding modes in the behavior reaction of stress events before slaughter with different transport duration (p<0.05). The fluctuation of data on resting behavior with scatter-feed was significantly higher than that of floor-feed broilers. There was no interaction between transport time and different feeding methods for index tested of our experiment (p>0.05). Conclusion: Comprehensive analysis showed that the maximum transport duration of floor-feed and scatter-feed broilers should not exceed 3 h, and scatter-feed broilers were more likely prone to fear.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.351-359
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to compare the growth performance, nutrient digestibility, fecal microflora, blood profiles and meat quality of broilers, Korean native chickens and white semi broilers under identical feeding conditions. Sixty 1-d chicks of each type were randomly placed into 12 pens per cage (5 chicks per cage) and fed commercial diets for 28, 49, and 28 days, respectively. The broilers showed a significantly higher (p < 0.05) growth performance from 0 to 4 weeks compared with the other types. Korean native chickens had a significantly higher (p < 0.05) digestibility of dry matter and nitrogen than that of the other species. The blood glucose was significantly higher in the Korean native chickens compared to the other species, and the blood cholesterol was significantly lower. The Lactobacillus content in Korean native chickens was significantly higher (p < 0.05) compared to the other species, and the E. coli content in the broilers was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than in the Korean native chickens and white semi broilers. In terms of meat quality, the breast meat of the broilers had a high water content and pH level. The breast meat of the white semi broilers had a significantly lower (p < 0.05) shear force than that of the other species. In conclusion, there was an interspecific physiological difference due to the age and body weight of the chickens. The broilers had a higher growth performance and meat quality compared to the Korean native chickens and white semi broilers.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.149-155
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• 2009

본 실험은 동일한 실험사료를 급여한 유사한 생체중의 백세미, 실용 육계와 산란종 수평아리의 도체 생산 효율 및 육질 특성을 비교하기 위해 수행하였다. 계종간의 육질 특성을 조사하기 위해 각각 100수의 백세미 수평아리, 실용 육계 수평아리, 산란종 수평아리를 펜당 25수씩 총 12개 펜에 임의 배치 하였다. 옥수수와 대두박 위주로 배합된 동일한 사료를 급여하여 사육한 후 동일한 날짜에 도계하기 위해 백세미는 35일, 실용 육계는 18일, 산란종 수평아리는 49일간 사육하였다. 계종에 따른 도체 성적과 혈액 성상, 가식성 근육의 물리적 특성을 조사하였으며, 또한 근육 내 과산화물 생성, 항산화 활성, pH 변화 및 계육의 관능적 특성에 대해 평가하였다. 도체율은 백세미와 육계가 산란종 수평아리보다 유의하게 높았고(P<0.05), 산란종 수평아리에서 날개와 다리 비율이, 백세미와 육계에서는 가슴육 비율이 유의하게 높은 결과를 나타내었다(P<0.05). 혈액 내 총 콜레스테롤, GOT 및 GPT 활성에는 처리간에 유의한 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 육질 분석에서 전단력가, 보수력 및 가열 감량에서 계종간 차이가 나타나지 않았으나, 가슴 근육의 명도는 백세미가 가장 높았고, 가슴 근육의 황색도와 다리근육의 적색도에서 백세미와 육계가 산란종 수평아리보다 유의하게 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 항산화 활성과 pH 변화에서는 백세미와 육계가 산란종 수평아리보다 다소 높았으나 유의한 차이는 아니었다. 육질의 관능적 특성에 대한 조사에서는 백세미가 산란종 수평아리보다 육색에서 유의적으로 높은 결과를 보였으나(P<0.05), 풍미, 연도 및 전체적인 선호도에서는 계종간에 유의한 차이는 인정되지 않았다. 결과적으로 유사한 체중의 세계종을 비교하였을 때 산란종 수평아리에서 계육의 물리 화학적 특성 및 관능적 특성은 백세미 및 실용 육계와 유의적으로 큰 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 그러나 도체 생산 효율, 성장 및 사료 요구율이 낮은 점을 감안한다면 산란종 수평아리의 활용 가능성은 그리 크지 않을 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.684-692
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• 2011

The quality attributes of thigh meat from a certified meat-type commercial Korean native chicken (WoorimatdagTM, WM) and a commercial broiler (Ross, CB) raised under the same environmental conditions, were compared. One-d-old, mixedsex WM (200), and 200 broilers (Ross, CB) each were randomly assigned to floor pens (20 chickens per pen). The production stages (I, II, and III) were selected based on similar live weight. The crude fat contents of WM thigh meat were lower than those of CB. WM thigh meat contained higher stearic and arachidonic acid contents but lower palmitoleic and oleic acid contents compared to those of CB. The thigh meat color CIE $L^*$- and CIE $b^*$-values of WM were lower, but inosine-5'-monophosphate content was higher in WM than CB in whole production stages. WM thigh meat showed higher collagen content, hardness, springiness, gumminess, and chewiness than CB. In sensory evaluation, odor, taste, and overall acceptance were higher while color was lower in WM. Based on these results, it can be concluded that even if commercial broilers are raised under the same environmental conditions as WM, the unique quality attributes of WM thigh meat are distinctively unique.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.1482-1498
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• 2000

This paper reviews the meat-type chicken breeding with local breeds in China. The quality chickens are defined as purebred final products of local breeds, and semi-quality chickens as crossbreds of local breeds with specialized broiler (sire or dam) lines from western breeding organizations. The present status of the chicken production and the market in China, in comparison with the western countries, is reviewed, indicating that there is large market demand for (semi-) quality chickens in the present and future China. Breeding for (semi-) quality chickens emphasizes the sensory quality of chicken meat. The present status of breeding for (semi-) quality chickens with the local breeds is illustrated, including breeding goals and the existing breeding programs. The potential role of local breeds in breeding programs in China is discussed in relation to both providing higher quality (than commercial hybrid broilers) of chicken meat for the local market and meeting the objectives of genetic resource conservation. Besides, further research topics on breeding for (semi-) quality chickens are suggested.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.709-716
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• 2014

The objective of this study was to compare the characteristics that define the quality of Woorimatdag$^{TM}$ (WM, a certified meat-type commercial Korea indigenous chicken breed) and a commercial broiler breed (Ross, CB). Two hundred WM and 200 CB chickens that were 1-d-old and mixed sex were obtained from a commercial hatchery and randomly assigned to floor pens (20 chickens per pen, $3.0{\times}2.0m$) and raised under the same environmental conditions. WM breast meat contained significantly higher crude protein and ash as well as lower crude fat than CB breast meat (p<0.05). WM breast meat had slightly higher alanine, histidine, isoleucine, and glycine as well as lower phenylalanine content than CB breast meat (p<0.05), and the WM breast meat had a low ratio of unsaturated to saturated fatty acid composition (p<0.05). However, arachidonic acid composition was higher in the WM than the CB breast meat. In addition, the inosin-5'-monophosphate content was also higher in the WM compared with the CB breast (p<0.05). The WM breast meat had higher total collagen content compared with CB breast meat. WM soup taste received higher scores with regard to sensory evaluation compared with CB soup (p<0.05). From these results, we conclude that higher amount of protein and flavor precursors and lower amount of fat in the breast meat of WM could be attractive by consumer when compared with CB.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2008

Deep pectoral myopathy (DPM), also known as Oregon muscle disease or green muscle disease, was first described in 1968 by Dickinson et al as "degenerative myopathy" in turkeys. Even though this condition was first recognized in adult meat-type turkey and chicken breeders, it is becoming more and more common in meat-type growing birds. DPM occurs exclusively in birds that have been specially selected for breast muscle development. It is generally recognized that DPM is an ischemic necrosis that develops in the deep pectoral muscle (supracoracoideus or pectoralis minor muscle) mainly because this muscle is surrounded by inelastic fascia and the sternum, which do not allow the muscle mass to swell in response to the physiological changes occurring when muscle are exercised, as in wing flapping. The lesion does not impair the general health of birds and is generally found during cut-up and deboning, moreover, it can be both unilateral or bilateral, affecting just one or both pectoralis minor muscle, respectively. No public health significance is associated to DPM, but it is aesthetically undesirable. The fillet should be removed, whereas the rest of the carcass is still fit for human consumption. However, the required trimming operations determine the downgrading of the products and produce an economic loss for the industry, especially because it affects the more valuable part of the carcass. The incidence of DPM increases with market weight in broilers, with more cases reported in higher-yielding strains and in males. Increased bird activity (flock nervousness, flightiness, struggle, and wing flapping) induced by factors such as feed or water outages, lighting programs and intensity, human activity, and excessive noises in and around chicken houses should be looked at as a trigger for the development of DPM in broiler. However, most of the studies conducted to evaluate the incidence of DPM in poultry are concerned with parental commercial breeding stocks under experimental conditions (Bianchi et al. 2006. Poult Sci 85 : 1843-1846). There is a possible genetic relationship between the selection for large-breasted birds and this condition. Management procedures that discourage excessive wing flapping would reduce the incidence (Jordan and Pattison. 1998. Poultry diseases. 398-399).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.1628-1633
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• 2005

Three hundred and twenty four one day old mixed sex broiler chicks were assigned at random into 9 treatment groups. The experimental design was a 3${\times}$3 factorial arrangement. During the starter period (week 1-3), chicks were fed ad libitum. A cornsoybean meal based diet contained 23% crude protein, 3,200 kcal/kg metabolizable energy (NRC, 1994), and supplemented with organic or inorganic forms of chromium. Two organic chromium products, chromium yeast (Cr-Yeast from Alltech Biotechnology Corporation Limited) and chromium picolinate (Cr-Pic) were supplemented at the rate of 200, 400 and 800 ppb. One inorganic product, chromium chloride, was supplemented at the rate of 200, 400 and 800 ppb. During the finishing period (week 4-7), the corn-soybean meal based diet contained 20% crude protein, 3,200 kcal/kg metabolizable energy (NRC, 1994), and the same levels of chromium as in the starter period were added. No significant difference was observed among treatment groups in average daily gain, feed intake, body weight gain, feed conversion ratio and mortality. The carcass percentage of broilers receiving 200 and 400 ppb organic chromium (Cr-Yeast or Cr-Pic) was significantly increased (p<0.01). In addition, the supplementation of organic chromium reduced (p<0.05) breast meat fat content but increased breast meat protein content. The addition of chromium in the diet had no effect on boneless breast, skinless boneless breast, boneless leg, skinless boneless leg but reduced percentage of sirloin muscle. Total cholesterol and triglycerides were reduced by organic Cr supplementation. Supplementation with 200 and 400 ppb of both Cr-Yeast and Cr-Pic showed the lowest total cholesterol. The effects of type of Cr on HDL and LDL were variable, however, LDL increased with increasing level of Cr supplementation. This trial indicates that organic chromium tended to improve growth performances and carcass composition, reduced total cholesterol and triglycerides. The optimum level of organic chromium supplementation was at 200 ppb.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.227-238
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• 2021

본 연구는 홰 종류 및 높이 설정에 따른 육계의 생산성, 혈액조성, 행동특성 및 계육품질에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하였다. 육계(Ross 308) 초생추(48.23±0.264 g) 수컷 912수를 공시하여 재질에 따른 홰 종류 3종(나무, 철제 및 플라스틱)과 높이 2수준(10→30 cm 변동, 10 cm 고정)의 3 × 2 요인으로 35일간 시험을 수행하였다. 체중 및 사료 섭취량은 개시일과 종료일에 측정하였다. 육계의 홰 이용도, 깔짚 품질, 발바닥피부염은 1, 3, 5주령에 측정하였으며, 혈청생화학 조성 및 계육품질은 35일령에 분석하였다. 체중, 사료요구율, AST를 제외한 혈청 생화학 성분은 처리구간 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 5주령의 발바닥피부염 발생 정도는 플라스틱(1.65) 처리구가 나무(1.25)와 철제(1.30)에 보다 유의적으로 증가 하였다(P<0.05). 홰 이용성을 분석한 결과, 모든 주령에서 점등 및 소등구간에는 나무, 철재, 플라스틱 처리구 순으로 유의적으로 이용 횟수가 높았으며(P<0.05), 3주령과 5주령에는 홰의 높이 고정 처리구가 변동 처리구보다 이용 횟수가 높았다(P<0.05). 가슴육 품질 분석 결과, pH, 육색, 보수력은 홰 종류 및 높이 간 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았으나, 전단력은 나무, 철재, 플라스틱 순으로 유의적으로 높은 값을 나타내었다(P<0.05). 따라서 높이 설정에서는 10 cm 고정 처리구가 높은 이용도로 나타내었으며, 홰 재질은 다른 재질에 비해 나무 재질의 이용도가 높았고 AST 및 발바닥 피부염을 개선시키는 것으로 사료된다.