• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.253-258
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• 2005

The aim of this study was to estimate the time of ovulation and mating derived by plasma progesterone and estradiol-$17{\beta}$ concentrations. The 11 pregnant Shih-tzu bitches were investigated the plasma progesterone and estradiol-$17{\beta}$ concentrations from proestrus to parturition. Gestation length in the 11 pregnant bitches was $61.9{\pm}1.1\;(mean{\pm}SD)$ days when Day 0 was timed from the day that plasma progesterone concentration was first increased above 4.0 ng/ml. The litter size was $3.8{\pm}0.3$ pups. Plasma progesterone concentrations were increased at the first day of vulvar bleeding and showed at Day 0 with $5.2{\pm}0.3$ ng/ml. It was gradually increased to reach a peak at Day 15 with $42.6{\pm}3.7ng/ml$, thereafter it was gradually decreased to below Day 62. Plasma estradiol-$17{\beta}$ concentrations were increased above 1.0 pg/ml at the first day of vulvar bleeding and showed a peak at Day -2 with $33.5{\pm}8.0$ pg/ml, thereafter it was gradually decreased. When Day 0 was timed from the day that plasma progesterone concentration was first increased above 4.0 ng/ml, plasma estradiol-$17{\beta}$ concentration reached a peak at Day -2. In conclusion, these results indicated that ovulation was estimated to occur the day when plasma progesterone concentration was first increased above 4.0 ng/ml after the first day of bleeding. It was estimated that mating time was the day when plasma progesterone concentration was between $3.0{\~}8.0$ ng/ml.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.301-307
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• 1997

These studies were performed to provide some basic informations for developing an automatic system in dairy farming cattle in order that the farmers may easily and automatically detect the maintenance of pregnancy and the fact of abortion of the pregnant cows and also to find out the diseased animals with fever. As a method of automatical detection of the maintenance of pregnancy or the fact of abortion, weighing the pregnant cows was conducted from one month-pregnancy to the term using a digital balance. From the first to the 3rd month of pregnancy the body weight of dairy cows was slowly increased (less than 2% per month), then, relatively high increase (3.4% -4.3% per month) from the fourth to the seventh month followed by decrease (3.3%) in the 8th month and very low increase (0.8-0.9%) from the 9th month to the term were shown, resulting in increase of 128.8 kg (25.05%) of body weight to be compared with the first weight. More than 107, increase of body weight to be compared with the first month-weight was denoted from the 61th month of pregnancy and more than 20% increase from the 7th or the 8th month of pregnancy as wells consequently it was presumed that detection of the maintenance of pregnancy is possible from the 4th or the 5th month of pregnancy. It was possible to diagnose a cow aborted at the 6th month by continual weighing the cow from the 1st month of pregnancy. The calved cows showed considerably higher decrease of body weight even in the third week after parturition (p<0.01)to be compared with the body weight near to the term (81.8-102.0 kg, 14-16% decrease). During the same period of 8months, the pregnant cows gained 127.4 kg (24.78% increase), whereas the non-pregnant cows gained 33.0 kg (0.71% increase) to be compared with the first weight showing considerably higher increase of body weight gain in the pregnant cows than the non-pregnant cows (p<0.01). The statistics of body temperatures of dairy cattle were collected from three clinics including the Teaching Hospital of Chonbuk University and the diseases were classified simply by the major symptoms manifested, denoting the highest temperature in respiratory disease ($39.8{\circ}C$) and the lowest in alimentary disease ($39.6{\circ} C$). These informations of body temperatures were expected to be of value for early and automatical detection of the diseased animals with fever when automatic machinery would be established. The results of periodic weighing the body weight of pregnant cows while milking were also expected to be of great use for the farmers to detect the maintenance of pregnancy and the fact of abortion when the automatic system is established in the near future.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.713-720
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• 1998

유용 증양식 대상종으로 새끼를 낳는 볼락을 재료로하여 수온과 광주기 조절이 성숙과 번식주기에 미치는 효과를 파악하고, 출산시기의 제어 가능성을 검토하였다. 월별 GSI의 변화에서 암컷은 Exp.II와 III에서는 서로 큰 차이없이 11월부터 증가하기 시작하여 1월에 각각 13.0과 14.7로 최고값이 되었다. 수온과 광주기를 각각 2 개월씩 늦춘 Exp.I에서 조절에 반응하였던 어미들은 Exp.II와 III에 비해 1개월 늦어진 2월에 15.0으로 최고 값을 나타냈다. 그러나 Exp.I에서 조절에 반응하지 않았던 어미들은 전 실험기간 동안 0.5 이하로 낮게 유지되다. 수컷 GSI의 월별변화는 실험구에서 9월부터 증가하기 시작하여 Exp.I에서는 10월, Exp.II와 III에서는 11월에 각각 최고값을 보인후 급격히 감소하였으며, 실험구별로 차이를 나타내지 않았다. HSI의 월별 변화는 GSI와는 서로 상반된 경향을 나타냈으며, 수온과 광주기의 조절은 실험구별 어체의 GSI와 비만도의 변화에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 실험구별 생식소의 발달단계를 관찰한 결과, Exp.I에서 수온과 광주기 조절에 반응하였던 개체들의 난소는 Exp.II와 III에 비해 성숙과 출산이 지연되는 조직상을 나타냈으나, 정소에서는 실험구별 발달단계의 차이를 인정할 수 없었다. 수온과 광주기를 자연상태로 유지한 것과 이를 2개월 늦춘 실험구를 설정하여 사육한 결과, 암컷 볼락은 대조구 (Exp.II와 III)에 비해 조절구 (Exp.I-r)에서 성숙과 출산이 1$\~$2개월 지연된 반면, 수컷에서는 수온과 광주기의 조절 효과가 인정되지 알았다.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.61-78
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• 2001

The purpose of this research was to find out plans to promote the fulfillment of the breast self-examination and breast cancer screening, which is preventive health behavior about women's having breast cancer exam in some part of our country with searching for the primary causes which have an effect on their fulfillment. The subjects of the study were 540 literate volunteers who were of age from 20 to 69 and who visited 8 health centers in Taegu. The survey research was made through questionares in the 8 health centers in Taegu from the 15th to the 30th of September, 1998. Based on Becker's health belief model asking medical staff's opinions with bibliographies, the major findings from the survey was as follow. The fulfillment rate of the breast self-examination and the breast cancer screening was 37.8％(204 subjects), 27.6％ (149 subjects) each. Getting breast self-exam varied significantly depending on subject's age, income of family, religion, occupation and the number of children. As far as the breast cancer screening was concerned, there was remarkably significant difference in accordance with their age, marital status, religion, occupation, income of family, the number of children, ways of nursing and parturition age of the first baby. The subjects in their forties accounted for the highest rate. Based on the fulfillment of the breast self-examination and the breast cancer screening, the average points of all the variables presented from the health belief as well as the points of the susceptibility, seriousness, benefits, knowledge and level of health concern of interest in health were significantly higher than the points of non-fulfillment of them in the statistical analysis whereas the barriers was lower than them. In consequence of the multiple-logistic regression analysis putting the breast self-examination and the breast cancer screening in dependent variables, occupation, knowledge, seriousness, benefits, barriers and cues to action had significant effects on breast self-examination against breast cancer. Looking more attainments, thinking diseases more seriously, feeling more usefulness and there being any patient around with breast cancer led to the higher rate of the breast self-examination against it. On the other hand, feeling more impedition as well as housewives caused the lower rate of it. The breast cancer screening was significantly affected by age, sensitivity, usefulness, impedition and behavior momentum as well. The cases who are older, feeling more sensitivity against breast cancer, more usefulness of the examination and where any patient around, the fulfillment rate was higher. Contrarily the more impedition they felt, the lower the fulfillment rate was. Accordingly, the study of the causes, which have significant effects on the fulfillment of the self-examination and the breast cancer screening in order to find it in an early stage, and the development of health education programs as well as proper education for public health through carrying on campaigns and stepping up public relations must be indispensable.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.153-156
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• 2009

The purpose of this study was to assess for re-breeding concentrate period in postpartum in milking cows. The 48 cows aged $3.5{\sim}5.5$ years and of $400{\sim}600\;kg$ body weight were examined every 3rd day from 15 to 36 day postpartum. Blood samples for progesterone and estradiol $17{\beta}$ hormone analyses were withdrawn from the coccygeal vein every third day until the end of the experiment. The ovarian follicular numbers were verified and measured using a multi frequency probe. The least squares means are presented for each day by GLM of SAS. The results showed that ovary lengths (right ovary; $1.64{\pm}0.62\;cm$, left ovary; $1.44{\pm}0.46\;cm$) were similar in right and left ovary activity level during estrous cycle of postpartum cows. We were judged completed uterus on day at $2.31{\pm}0.17\;cm$ level of cervix diameter. And we were monitoring started at $6.44{\pm}2.03\;cm$ from day 15 after postpartum. The results showed that mean plasma concentration of progesterone (3.28 ng/ml) in large follicle gradually increased days 30 in postpartum. And, monitoring of estradiol 176 (22.18 pg/ml) hormone during postpartum period would be useful to predict the ovarian and uterus activity for re-breeding in postpartum milking cows. From these results, we conclude that cervix diameter (mean: 2.31 cm) was very important for reproductive organ recovery standard level of postpartum milking cows, hormone secretion level ($P_4$: 3.28 ng/ml, $E_2$: 22.18 pg/ml) and body condition score ($2.5{\sim}2.75$) level about 30 days in postpartum period.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.263-267
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• 2013

Pig producers have been shown keen interest of the number of spermatozoa in a semen dose since pig artificial insemination introduce. However, determining the minimal number of spermatozoa need per AI without detrimental effect on overall reproductive performances is not an easy question to answer. To increase the efficiency of semen utilization in pig AI, optimum number of spermatozoa per dose needed to determine. The objective of this study was to determine the reproductive performance and factors that affect on-farm application of low-dose semen insemination in sows. Data were collected from Darby Genetics AI studs from 4th of June to 7th of July, 2012 (n=401). The numbers of parturition were 84, 234 and 83 in sows inseminated with doses of $1.5{\times}10^9$, $2.0{\times}10^9$ and $2.5{\times}10^9$ spermatozoa in 100ml extender, respectively. There were no significant differences on reproductive performances such as gestation period, total born, total born alive, stillbirth and mummy in sows inseminated with different semen doses. The average number of born alive was 10.5, 11.0 and 10.4 from sows inseminated with $1.5{\times}10^9$, $2.0{\times}10^9$ and $2.5{\times}10^9$ sperms, respectively. Also, number of spermatozoa per dose did not affect litter size (p>0.10). There were no significant differences of maternal genetic line difference on gestation period, total number born, number born alive, born dead and mummy. The estimated correlation coefficients of the different semen doses with total number born, number born alive, born dead and mummy were r=-0.00, -0.01, 0.02 and 0.02, respectively. Taken together, the result of this study suggested that when semen was appropriately inseminated after induced ovulation, insemination with low-dose ($1.5{\sim}2.0{\times}10^9$) semen dose not adversely affect sow's fertility.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.8-16
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• 1998

1995년 11월부터 1996년 10월까지 경남 삼천포 인근해역에서 채집된 불볼락의 성숙 및 생식주기를 주로 조직학적 방범에 의해 연구하였다. 난소내부는 난소외막으로부터 시작된 여러겹의 난소박판으로 구성되며 이곳에서 난원세포가 유래한다 난모세포는 성장하면서 난소박판 내부에서 부터 난소강쪽으로 돌출되어 난병에 의해 난소박판에 연결된다. 정소의 내부조직상은 다수의 정세관으로 구성된다. 각각의 정세관은 여러개의 소낭구조를 가지는데 각 소낭내의 생식세포들은 같은 단계의 발달상태를 보인다. 생물학적 최소형은 암컷은 전장 19.5cm, 수컷은 전장 21.5cm이다. 암컷의 생식소중량지수는 3월에 9.56으로 연중 최고치를 나타냈으며, 8월에는 0.15로 최저치를 나타냈다. 수컷의 생식소중량지수는 2월에 0.25로 최고치를 나타냈으며, 7월에는 0.04로 연중 최저치를 나타냈다. 생식주기는 암컷은 성장기 ($10\~11$월), 성숙기 ($12\~2$월), 임신기 (3월), 출산 및 회복기 ($4\~6$월) 그리고 휴지기 ($7\~9$월)로 나눌 수 있다. 수컷의 생식주기는 성장기 ($9\~11$월), 성숙기 ($12\~1$월), 완숙 및 교미기 ($2\~3$월) 그리고 퇴화 및 휴지기 ($4\~8$월)로 나눌 수 있다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권1호
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• pp.36-45
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• 2021

Presently, there is an increased demand for livestock products all over the world which has led to more devotion on improving livestock population. Although goats have been bred for a long time in Korea, but there is not much research conducted on traditional Korean black goat (Capra hircus coreanae) compared to other livestock populations. Mutton consumption has been dramatically changing from medicinal use to edible meat and this trend directs the black goat populations declining and also mutton import quantities are increasing consistently. The present study introduced a new estrus synchronizing technique with subsequent artificial insemination (AI) for Korean black goats to enable crossbreeding with non-native breeds for the small or subsistent farmers. Our data highlighted that, the percentage of motile sperm from the electro-ejaculated samples declined significantly after freezing and melting. In addition, the sperm motility significantly declined with regard to sperm incubation period (0, 5, 60, and 120 min at 37℃) and was negatively correlated (64.2 ± 7.9%, 63.3 ± 5.8%, 49.9 ± 6.3%, and 35.9 ± 7.6%, respectively) in frozen-thawed sperm samples. Moreover, the E2 levels were unchanged even 24 h after controlled internal drug releas (CIDR) withdrawal. But, 48 h and 72 h after CIDR removal, E2 levels increased significantly. These data helps us to consider the two time points for AI; CIDR removal after 24 h, at which E2 decreases, and after 48 h, as the time at which progesterone increases. Additionally, the AI after 48 h of CIDR removal group exhibited significantly higher pregnancy and parturition rates (42.9%) compared to AI after 24 h after CIDR removal 28.6% group. In conclusion, these studies will propose an optimal estrus synchronisation process with subsequent timing of AI and also will promote the Korean black goat breeding industry.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2022

Objective: The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effect of dietary glucose oxidase (GOD), catalase (CAT), or both supplementation on reproductive performance, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in sows. Methods: A total of 104 multiparous sows were randomly assigned to four groups (n = 26) with each group given a basal diet, basal diet plus GOD at 60 U/kg, basal diet plus CAT at 75 U/kg, and basal diet plus GOD at 60 U/kg and CAT at 75 U/kg. Sows were fed the experimental diets throughout gestation and lactation. Results: Dietary GOD supplementation increased average daily feed intake of sows and litter weight at weaning (p<0.05). Dietary CAT supplementation reduced the duration of parturition, stillbirth, and piglet mortality and increased growth performance of weaned piglets (p<0.05). Dietary GOD and CAT supplementation enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities and lessened oxidative stress product levels in plasma of sows and elevated antioxidant capacity of 14-day milk and plasma in weaned piglets (p<0.05). Dietary GOD supplementation increased fecal Lactobacillus counts and reduced Escherichia coli counts of sows (p<0.05). Compared with the basal diet, the GOD diet reduced fecal Escherichia coli counts of sows, but the addition of CAT did not reduce Escherichia coli counts in the GOD diet. Dietary GOD and CAT supplementation reduced the apoptosis rate of the liver, endometrium, and ovarian granulosa cells in sows (p<0.05). In the liver, uterus, and ovary of sows, the mRNA expression of caspase-3 and caspase-9 was downregulated by dietary GOD and CAT supplementation (p<0.05). Conclusion: Dietary GOD and CAT supplementation could improve the antioxidant capacity of sows and weaned piglets, and alleviate hepatic, ovarian and uterine apoptosis by weakening apoptosis-related gene expression. Glucose oxidase regulated fecal microflora of sows, but supplementation of CAT to GOD could weaken the inhibitory effect of GOD on fecal Escherichia coli.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.243-250
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• 2008

비만세포는 세포질 내에 다양한 신호전달물질을 과립형태로 함유하고 있는 세포로써, 피부, 기도, 소화관 등의 점막과 결합조직에 주로 분포하고 있으며, 염증반응, 자기방어, 조직재생, 자가면역질환 등 다양한 생리적, 병리적 현상에 관여하고 있는 면역세포이다. 본 연구는 생쥐 연령별 자궁의 발달과 퇴행에 따른 자궁조직 내 비만세포의 분포와 밀도변화를 조사함으로써, 생쥐 자궁에서 비만세포의 기능을 알아보고자 실시하였다. 자궁조직 내 비만세포는 발정주기가 시작되는 생후 6주 이전에는 매우 적은 수가 관찰되었으나, 생후 7주부터 자궁의 조직형태적 발달과 더불어 급격히 증가하기 시작하여 32주에 이르기까지 지속적으로 증가하였다. 그러나 생후 38주부터는 자궁조직의 퇴행과 더불어 비만세포의 밀도도 감소하였다. 비만세포는 자궁의 근층조직에서 주로 관찰되었으며, 주요 세포외기질인 교원섬유도 자궁의 발달, 비만 세포의 밀도 증가와 더불어 그 함량이 증가하였다가 자궁의 퇴행과 함께 감소하였다. 전자현미경적 관찰에서 비만세포는 자궁 근층조직에서 평활근세포, 섬유모세포, 교원섬유와 근접하고 있는 형태로 관찰되었다. 이상의 연구 결과는 비만세포가 자궁에서의 면역기능에 중요한 역할을 할 뿐만 아니라, 분만, 생리주기에 따른 자궁조직의 재생 및 재구성, 그리고 평활 근조직의 수축 등에도 관여할 수 있음을 시사하고 있다.