• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.714-723
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• 2021

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effects of soft pellet creep feed (SPCF) on growth performance and intestinal development in piglets. Methods: A total of 18 sows and their litters of crossbred piglets (14±2 days, 3.73±0.72 kg) were assigned to one of three dietary groups receiving i) powder creep feed (PCF), ii) hard pellet creep feed (HPCF) or iii) SPCF during the pre-weaning period. After weaning, piglets were selected for continuous evaluation of the three diets on growth performance and intestinal health. Results: In the pre-weaning period, the average daily feed intake and average daily dry matter intake were significantly higher in the SPCF group than the HPCF group (p<0.05). In the post-weaning and entire experimental period, the different diets had no significant effect on growth performance. At 10 d after weaning, the serum glucose concentration was lower in the SPCF group (p<0.05) than the other groups; a higher (p<0.05) villus height and lower (p<0.05) crypt depth in the jejunum were also observed in the SPCF group than the other groups; Meanwhile, in the duodenum and jejunum, the SPCF group had a higher (p<0.05) villus height to crypt depth ratio than the other groups; Furthermore, the higher (p<0.05) threshold cycle values of lactic acid bacteria and lower (p<0.05) threshold cycle values of Clostridium, Enterobacter and Escherichia coli were also observed in the SPCF group, and the sucrase and maltase activity was higher (p<0.05) in the SPCF group than the other groups in duodenum and ileum. Conclusion: The SPCF improved pre-weaning feed intake and decreased the negative effects of weaning stress in the intestine in piglets.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.975-988
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• 2022

Objective: In this study, we aimed to identify long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) that play important roles in starvation stress, analyze their functions, and discover potential molecular targets to alleviate starvation stress to provide a theoretical reference for subsequent in-depth research. Methods: We generated a piglet starvation stress animal model. Nine Yorkshire weaned piglets were randomly divided into a long-term starvation stress group (starved for 72 h), short-term starvation stress group (starved for 48 h), and the control group. LncRNA libraries were constructed using high-throughput sequencing of piglet ileums. Results: We obtained 11,792 lncRNAs, among which, 2,500 lncRNAs were novel. In total, 509 differentially expressed (DE)lncRNAs were identified in this study. Target genes of DElncRNAs were predicted via cis and trans interactions, and functional and pathway analyses were performed. Gene ontology functions and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes analysis revealed that lncRNA-targeted genes mainly participated in metabolic pathways, cellular processes, immune system processes, digestive systems, and transport activities. To reveal the mechanism underlying starvation stress, the interaction network between lncRNAs and their targets was constructed based on 26 DElncRNAs and 72 DEmRNAs. We performed an interaction network analysis of 121 DElncRNA-DEmRNA pairs with a Pearson correlation coefficient greater than 0.99. Conclusion: We found that MSTRG.19894.13, MSTRG.16726.3, and MSTRG.12176.1 might play important roles in starvation stress. This study not only generated a library of enriched lncRNAs in piglets, but its outcomes also provide a strong foundation to screen key lncRNAs involved in starvation stress and a reference for subsequent in-depth research.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.745-752
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• 2007

본 시험은 복합효소제 함유 식물성단백질공급원이 포유모돈의 생산성, 영양소 소화율 및 돈유성상에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 실시하였다. 모돈은 건강상태 및 산차를 고려하여 3처리, 처리당 10두씩 30두를 공시하였다. 사료는 1차로 분만 일주일 전부터 급여하고 2차로 분만 후부터 21일령 이유시까지 급여하였다. 시험설계는 1)CON(basal diet), 2)CGLT(included corn gluten) 및 3) FSPM(included fermented soy protein containing multienzyme)로 하였으며, 분만후 자돈은 모돈에 복당 10마리씩 균일하게 배치하였다. 포유모돈의 영양소 소화율에서는 질소 소화율에서 FSPM 처리구가 CON 처리구와 비교하여 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 포유모돈의 혈중 요소태질소 함량에서는 종료시에 FSPM 처리구가 CGLT 처리구보다 유의적으로 높았으며(P<0.05) 변화량에 있어서는 FSPM 처리구가 CON 및 CGLT 처리구보다 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 포유모돈의 모유내 지방 함량에서는 종료시에 FSPM 처리구가 CON 처리구보다 유의적으로 높았으며(P<0.05), 모유내 단백질 함량에서는 개시시에 FSPM 처리구가 CGLT 처리구와 비교하여 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 포유모돈의 직장온도 변화에 있어서는 세 처리 모두 유사한 변화를 보였다. 포유자돈의 성장률에서는 종료시체중, 증체량 및 일당증체량에서 FSPM 처리구가 CON 처리구와 비교하여 유의적으로 높았으며(P<0.05) CGLT 처리구는 CON 처리구보다 높았으며 FSPM 처리구보다 낮았다.포유자돈에서의 설사발생에 있어서는 0~5일째에 CGLT 처리구에서 한 마리가 발생하였다. 본 시험결과 사료내 0.25% 복합효소제 함유 식물성단백질공급원의 급여는 포유모돈의 질소 소화율과 혈중 요소태질소 함량, 모유내 단백질과 지방 함량을 향상시켰으며 포유자돈의 증체량 또한 향상시켰다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.773-782
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• 2007

본 시험은 복합효소제 함유 식물성단백질공급원이 포유모돈의 생산성, 영양소 소화율 및 돈유성상에 미치는 효과를 알아보고자 실시하였다. 모돈은 건강상태 및 산차를 고려하여 3처리, 처리당 10두씩 30두를 공시하였다. 사료는 1차로 분만 일주일 전부터 급여하고 2차로 분만 후부터 21일령 이유시까지 급여하였다. 시험설계는 1)CON(basal diet), 2)CGLT(included corn gluten) 및 3) FSPM(included fermented soy protein containing multienzyme)로 하였으며, 분만후 자돈은 모돈에 복당 10마리씩 균일하게 배치하였다. 포유모돈의 영양소 소화율에서는 질소 소화율에서 FSPM 처리구가 CON 처리구와 비교하여 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 포유모돈의 혈중 요소태질소 함량에서는 종료시에 FSPM 처리구가 CGLT 처리구보다 유의적으로 높았으며(P<0.05) 변화량에 있어서는 FSPM 처리구가 CON 및 CGLT 처리구보다 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 포유모돈의 모유내 지방 함량에서는 종료시에 FSPM 처리구가 CON 처리구보다 유의적으로 높았으며(P<0.05), 모유내 단백질 함량에서는 개시시에 FSPM 처리구가 CGLT 처리구와 비교하여 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 포유모돈의 직장온도 변화에 있어서는 세 처리 모두 유사한 변화를 보였다. 포유자돈의 성장률에서는 종료시체중, 증체량 및 일당증체량에서 FSPM 처리구가 CON 처리구와 비교하여 유의적으로 높았으며(P<0.05) CGLT 처리구는 CON 처리구보다 높았으며 FSPM 처리구보다 낮았다.포유자돈에서의 설사발생에 있어서는 0~5일째에 CGLT 처리구에서 한 마리가 발생하였다. 본 시험결과 사료내 0.25% 복합효소제 함유 식물성단백질공급원의 급여는 포유모돈의 질소 소화율과 혈중 요소태질소 함량, 모유내 단백질과 지방 함량을 향상시켰으며 포유자돈의 증체량 또한 향상시켰다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.150-154
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• 1999

This study was designed to examine the therapeutic effect of Italian honeybee (Apis mellifera) venom in piglets with bacterial diarrhea. Preweaning piglets were assigned to treated and nontreated control groups. In treated group, 47 piglets were given natural honeybee venom once a day for 3 consecutive days. The natural honeybees were stung acupoints of GV-1 (Jiao-Chao, at the indentation between the base of tail and the anus) and ST-25 (Hai-men, about 1 cm lateral to the umbilicus). In control group, 44 piglets were intramuscularly injected with a standard dosage of colistin sulfate (300,000 IU/kg of body weight) and antid-iarrheal drug (berberine, 2 ml/kg) once a day for 3 consecutive days. At post-treatment, 90.9% of control piglets and 93.6 % of piglets in treated group recovered from bacterial diarrhea. Bee acupuncture therapy did not show in piglets without any side effects such as allergy, intoxication, hemorrhage, or infection. It might be concluded that honeybee venom therapy was effective in controlling of piglets with bacterial diarrhea.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.211-215
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• 1992

Fecal examination for survey of natural prevalence of Balantidium coli was performed on 1080 healthy bred pigs in Korea, and the positive rate was 56.2%. In order to observe if Balantidium coli might be a secondary invader after certain initiation of the intestinal lesions, the piglet groups preinfected with the protozoa experimentally were treated with Salmonella cholerasuis, Trichuris. cold stress, HCI, and immunosuppressive drug respectively, but no relation was found between them. Also the protozoa were not detected from the intestinal lesions spontaneously formed of 107 pigs which were checked in the slaughter house. According to the above results, Balantidium coli is not directly associated with the formation of any lesions in the pig's large intestine.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.457-461
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• 2003

A diagnosis of iodine-deficient goiter was confirmed in newborn piglets that were born hairless edematous, and with markedly enlarged thyroid gland. Clinically, most of the piglets were born dead, extreme weakness or dying within a few hours of birth. Gestation periods were prolonged for 3-7 days. Histopathologically, hair follicles were scarce and reduced in size, contained slender hairs, and revealed a shallow penetration into the hypodermis that showed severe diffuse edema. Thyroid glands had severely hyperplastic follicles and poorly staining colloid. The follicles were irregular in size and shape depending on varying amounts of lightly eosinophilic and granular colloid in the lumen. The iodine content of the diet fed to the sows and plasma total thyroxine and triiodothyronine concentration of sows were very low. This is a first report for iodine-deficient goiter in newborn piglets in Korea.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.195-202
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• 1992

Fecal Examination for survey of natural prevalence of Balantidium coli was performed on 1,080 healthy bred pigs in Korea, and the positive rate was 56.2%. In order to observe if Balantidium coli might be a secondary invader after certain initiation of the Intestinal lesions, the piglet groups preinfected with the protozoa experimentally were treated with salmonella cholerasuis, Trichuris, cold stress, HCI, and immunosuppressive drug respectively, but no relatios was found between them. Also the protozoa were not deteceted from the intestinal lesions spontaneously formed of 107 pigs which were checked in the slaughter house. According to the above results, Balantidium coli is not directly associated with the formation of any lesions in the pig's intestine.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.774-780
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• 1998

This report includes an extensive bibliography of research articles investigating various facets of rearing neonatal piglets using liquid diets, and includes historical publications dating back to the 1940's. However, in order to provide concise and timely focus for application in modem swine production, only a selected number of recent findings are reviewed in detail. Collectively, the data presented illustrate that growth of piglets fed liquid diets can greatly exceed that of littermates fed dry diets and can even exceed growth rates of sow-reared controls (by up to 160%). The central questions that remain unanswered are: 1) Can this improved performance be obtained routinely and economically under applied farm conditions? and if so, 2) Does improved growth during the early-weaning period translate into improved net economic returns overall? Unfortunately, due to the current practical management constraints related to liquid-diet feeding (i.e., lack of an easy-to-manage feed delivery system), limited data are available which examine the efficacy of liquid-diet feeding under practical, commercial farm conditions.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.131-142
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• 1996

The effect of relative humidity in swine house on swin pleuropneumonia was examined in piglets experimentally infected with Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae serotype 5. A total of 20 piglet were grown under 30~40%, 41~50%, 51~64% and 65~80% relative humidity chambers after intratracheal inoculation of A pleuropneumoniae. Characteristic fibrinous pleuropneumonia was observed in the pigs grown at the low relative humidity groups. The detailed results were as follows : 1. Growth performance and environment conditions were lower than high relative humidity groups. 2. Characteristic histopathological findings were fibrinous pleuritis and pneumonia accompanied congestion, hemorrhage, thrombosis and edematous change. 3. Antigenic distribution of inoculated bacterium was found mainly in alveolar macrophages or accumulated foci of macrophages adjacent to necrotic area. 4. Characteristic electron microscopic findings were proliferation of type II pneumocyte with increased lamella bodies and activated alveolar macrophages with pseudopods and widening of interstitium.