• 월간양계
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• 제34권3호통권389호
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• pp.128-130
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• 2002

• 월간양계
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• 제55권9호
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• pp.148-152
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• 2023

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.553-558
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• 2001

The effect of poor feather cover on feed intake and production was examined in two commercial strains of layers (tinted and brown egg) over 91-98 weeks of age. Hens were housed at four per cage ($600cm^2/bird$) in a commercial layer shed which ranged in temperature from 13.2 to $16.8^{\circ}C$. At the start of the experiment 50% of the birds were classified as having poor feather cover. Feather score was highly correlated with feed intake. Poor feather cover on the neck and the back were the best indicators of hens with high feed intake. Feed intake of hens with poor feather cover was 16% higher (p<0.05) than hens with good feather cover. Hens with good feather cover produced more eggs (p<0.05) early in the trial and had a higher (p<0.05) liveweight, but there was no significant differences in egg weight. Feed per dozen eggs was superior (p<0.05) in hens with good feather cover. Feather cover on the back and vent were the best indicators of overall feather score, while the tail, base of tail and vent were the body parts most affected in birds with poor feather cover.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.83-93
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• 2020

본 연구는 케이지 사육 시 사육밀도가 산란계의 깃털 손상도, 계란품질, 혈액성상 및 스트레스 호르몬 농도에 미치는 영향을 구명하기 위하여 수행되었다. 산란계(Hy-Line Brown) 700수를 공시하여 배터리 케이지에 750 ㎠/수 및 500 ㎠/수 사육밀도 처리구로 50 반복을 두어 32주부터 60주까지 총 28주간 실시하였으며, 사료와 물은 자유 급이 하였다. 사육밀도가 증가함에 따라 주령이 증가할수록 깃털손상도가 증가하였으며, 등과 꼬리 부위의 손상이 유의적으로 증가하였다. 계란품질(난중, Haugh unit, 난각 강도 등)은 사육밀도에 따른 처리구 간 유의적 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 또한, 혈구 성분 및 혈액 생화학 지표는 사육밀도에 의한 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 시험종료 시점의 혈액과 깃털 내 스트레스 호르몬인 corticosterone 농도를 분석한 결과, 500 ㎠/수 사육밀도에서 사육 시 750 ㎠보다 높게 나타났다. 결론적으로 케이지에서 500 ㎠/수 사육밀도 사육은 산란계의 깃털손상도를 증가시켜 부정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 보이며, 향후 산란계의 행동과 관련된 추가 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.1103-1109
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• 2007

The aim of this study was to isolate mesophilic chicken feather-degrading bacteria and to evaluate feather hydrolysate as alternative biofertilizer. Isolate RS7 was isolated from compost and identified as Bacillus pumilus according to API analysis and l6S rDNA sequencing analysis. Chicken feathers were completely degraded after 5 days of cultivation at $30^{\circ}C$. Feather hydrolysate treated by B. pumilius RS7 positively influenced Helianthus sannuus L. (sunflower) growth (e.g. growth rate, number and dry weight of leave, and flowering rate). These results suggest that feather hydrolysate prepared using B. pumilius RS7 could successfully be used as alternative biofertilizer, thereby reducing the environmental impact of feather waste from the poultry industry.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2021

최근 병아리의 성 감별은 닭의 반성유전자를 이용한 깃털 감별법이 산업적으로 널리 이용되고 있으나, 한국토종닭에서는 아직 깃털 감별법이 활용되지 않고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 한국토종닭의 깃털 감별의 산업적 적용을 위하여 닭의 조우성과 만우성 유전자를 이용한 자가성감별 계통을 조성하고자 한 것이다. 기초 계군으로 한국재래닭 적갈색종 557수를 대상으로 하여 조우성과 만우성의 유전자 빈도를 분석한 결과, 각각 0.814와 0.186으로 추정되어 본 집단으로 깃털자가성감별 계통의 구축이 가능한 것으로 판단되었고, 이를 바탕으로 조우성 부계통과 만우성 모계통의 종계 계군을 조성하였다. 모계통 조성에 이용할 만우성 동형접합체(KK) 수컷 선발을 위하여 검정교배를 실시한 결과 40수 중3수가 동형접합개체로 확인되었다. 조우성 종계와 만우성 종계 간의 생산능력을 비교하기 위하여 생존율, 체중, 초산일령, 산란율 및 난중을 분석한 결과, 조우성 닭은 생존율이 우수하였고, 만우성 닭은 산란율이 우수한 것으로 나타났으나, 다른 생산능력에서는 조우성과 만우성 닭 간에 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 더불어 조성된 깃털 자가성감별 계통으로부터 생산된 병아리의 암수 감별의 유효성을 검정한 결과, 98.6%의 감별 일치율을 보였다. 따라서 한국토종닭을 이용한 깃털 자가성감별계통 조성 가능성과 더불어 이의 산업적 활용 가능성을 제시한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.597-600
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• 1993

An experiment was conducted using 160 Arbor Acres broiler strain of chickens to evaluate the effects of partial replacement of soyabean meal with feather meal on the diets of broiler chickens raised from day old to 8 weeks of age. Feathers, obtained from a local poultry processing plant, were boiled in water for 30 minutes, sun-dried and ground using a 2 mm sieve for inclusion into the experimental diets at 0, 1.5, 3.0 and 4.5% levels at the expense of soyabean meal. The feather meal was assayed and found to contain 86.5% crude protein and to be low in lysine, methionine and histidine amino acids. The inclusion of such processed feather meal up to 3% in the diet did not (p>0.05) affect growth or feed conversion ratio. However, the highest level of inclusion of feather meal in the diet, 4.5%, significantly reduced both growth rate and feed conversion ratio of the birds. The results of this experiment showed that up to 3% of water-boiled feather meal, which represents 12% of dietary protein, the equivalent of 6% level of use of soyabean meal in the diet, can be successfully included as a protein source in the diets of broiler chickens.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.19-29
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• 2022

The present experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of single-sex or mixed rearing on the growth and laying performance, blood parameters, egg quality, and feather scores of laying hens in an aviary system. A total of 2,928 (females, 2,856; males, 72), Hy-Line Brown chickens at 20 weeks were evenly assigned to two treatments: termed here the single-sex (only female) and mixed-sex (female to male 20 : 1) conditions. They were allowed an ad libitum diet for 20 weeks in an aviary system. There were eight replicates of each treatment, each consisting of 12.42 m²·birds^-1 (n=183), respectively. The body weight and uniformity in the mixed-sex condition were higher than those in the single-sex condition, but egg production did not show any significant differences between the two types of treatment for 20 weeks. The mixed-sex group showed an effect through stress parameters (corticosterone), whereas the feather score on the back was low at the end of the experiment. These results suggest that the presence of males affect corticosterone level for mating but can reduce the vigilance and aggressive behavior of laying hens.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.343-350
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• 2009

본 연구는 박테리아에 의한 우모분의 이용 가능성을 조사 하기 위해 우모 keratin 분해 활성이 높은 균주를 분리한 후 keratinolytic protease 활성이 가장 우수한 효소 생산을 위한 최적 배양 조건을 조사하였다. SE-103 균주로 형태학적 생화학적 특성을 조사한 결과Bacillus sp.로 확인되어 Bacillus sp. SE-103으로 명명하였다. 최적 배지 조성은 glucose 3.0%, urea 0.4%, $NaNO_3$ 0.2%, KCl 0.15%였으며, 배양 조건은 초기 pH 6.0, 배양 온도 $35^{\circ}C$, 24시간 진탕 배양하였을 때, 효소 생산이 가장 우수하게 나타났다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.253-261
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• 2012

We isolated and characterized novel duck feather-degrading bacteria producing keratinase. Twelve strains were isolated from soil and faces at poultry farm, and decayed feathers. They were identified as Bacillus methylotrophicus, Pseudomonas geniculata, Pseudomonas hibiscicola, Exiquobacterium profundum, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Chryseobacterium indologenes, Bacillus thuringiensis, Thermomonas koreensis, respectively, by phenotypic characters and 16S rRNA gene analysis. Generally, the level of keratinase production was not proportional to feather degradation rate. The highest keratinolytic activity was observed in the culture inoculated with Chryseobacterium indologenes D27. Although all strains did not degrade human hair, strains tested effectively degraded chicken feather(53.8-91.4%), wool(40.4-93.0%) and human nail (51.0-82.9%). These results suggest that strains isolated could be not only used to improve the nutritional value of recalcitrant feather waste but also is a potential candidate for biotechnological processes of keratin hydrolysis.