• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제66권2호
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• pp.237-250
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• 2024

The emission of noxious gases is a significant problem in pig production, as it can lead to poor production, welfare concerns, and environmental pollution. The noxious gases are the gasses emitted from the pig manure that contribute to air pollution. The increased concentration of various harmful gasses can pose health risks to both animals and humans. The major gases produced in the pig farm include methane, hydrogen sulfide, carbon dioxide, ammonia, sulfur dioxide and volatile fatty acids, which are mainly derived from the fermentation of undigested or poorly digested nutrients. Nowadays research has focused on more holistic approaches to obtain a healthy farm environment that helps animal production. The use of probiotics, prebiotics, dietary enzymes, and medicinal plants in animal diets has been explored as a means of reducing harmful gas emissions. This review paper focuses on the harmful gas emissions from pig farm, the mechanisms of gas production, and strategies for reducing these emissions. Additionally, various methods for reducing gas in pigs, including probiotic interventions; prebiotic interventions, dietary enzymes supplementation, and use of medicinal plants and organic acids are discussed. Overall, this paper provides a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge on reducing noxious gas in pigs and offers valuable insights for pig producers, nutritionists, and researchers working in this area.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.126-131
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• 2002

남은 음식물을 기질로 생균사료를 생산하기위하여 고온성 세균에 의한 호기적 액체 발효가 시도되었다. 토양이나 남은 음식물들로부터 11종의 고온성 세균이 $55^{\circ}C$에서의 진탕배양에 의해 분리되었다. 이들 분리균 들의 기질분해능을 평가하기위해 배양액 중에서의 ${\alpha}-amylase$ 와 protease효소역가를 측정 비교하였다. 이 결과 6종의 세균이 선택되었고 남은 음식물 기질 적응력을 높이기 위해 반복 배양을 실시하였다. 발효말기에서의 생균농도는 대부분 $3{\sim}7{\times}10^9/ml$에 이르렀다. 이들 중 B3, B6가 가장 높은 효소역가를 나타냈다. B3, B6, 그리고 분양받은 균주인 Bacillus Stearothermophillus를 2L-jar fermenter를 이용해 혼합발효시킨 결과발효개시 8시간 내에 생균수가 $1.4{\times}10^{10}/ml$에 이르렀다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.200-205
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• 1998

본 연구는 도축 폐기물인 가축혈액의 이용을 위해 사료첨가제로서 혈분 성분이 함유된 유산균 probiotics의 생산을 목적으로 하여 수행되었다. 혈액으로부터 얻은 혈장을 질소원으로 이용한 BBPB 배지에, 시판 중인 미생물 사료첨가제로부터 분리된 probiotics용 Lactobacillus sp.를 배양하여 대조구인 MRS배지의 74%에 이르는 높은 생균수를 얻을 수 있었다. 얻어진 배양액의 동결 건조는 배양시간, 배양액의 pH보정, 배양액의 농축, 급속동결 등의 조건에 의해 균체의 생존율이 영향을 받았으며, 24시간 배양한 배양액을 pH 6.4로 보정한 뒤 10배로 농축하여 -5$0^{\circ}C$에서 3시간 동안 동결한 후 건조하는 조건으로 최적화되었다. BBPB 배지에 잔여하는 혈장 단백질 성분은 유산균의 동결건조 안정화 효과도 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났고 그 수준은 MRS와 유사하였다. 제제화를 위한 동결건조 안정제로는 Sucrose가 높은 효과를 나타내었고 10%첨가시 48.3%의 생존율로 $3.0{\times}^{10}$ CFU/g의 유산균 제제를 얻을 수 있었다. 본 연구에서의 동결건조조건을 이용하면 도축 폐혈액을 이용한 problotics의 산업적 생산이 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.406-411
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• 2006

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of feeding probiotic (Enterococcus faecium SF68, EF) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, blood characteristics and faecal noxious gas content in finishing pigs. A total of eighty [($Landrace{\times}Yorkshire$)${\times}Duroc$] pigs with an initial BW of $50.47{\pm}2.13kg$ were used in this 8-week experiment. Pigs were allotted to four treatments (4 replicates per treatment and 5 pigs per pen) according to a randomized complete block design. Dietary treatments were: 1) CON (control; basal diet), 2) CTC (control diet+0.1% antibiotic, chlortetracycline), 3) EF1 (control diet+0.1% probiotic, EF) and 4) EF2 (control diet+0.2% probiotic, EF). During weeks 0-4, ADG was not affected by the addition of antibiotic or EF (p>0.05). In weeks 4-8, ADG tended to increase in CTC and EF treatments compared to CON treatment (p<0.10). ADFI and gain/feed were not affected in each 4-week period and the entire experimental period (p>0.05). Digestibilities of DM and N were higher in EF supplemented treatments than in CON and CTC treatments (p<0.05). Blood characteristics of WBC, RBC and lymphocyte were not affected in pigs given diets containing EF (p>0.05). Supplementation of EF in the diet decreased faecal ammonia nitrogen ($NH_3$-N) and hydrogen sulphide ($H_2S$) concentrations (p<0.05). Faecal acetic acid concentration tended to decrease (p<0.10) while propionic acid and butyric acid concentrations were significantly lower on diets with EF supplementation than on the diet containing antibiotic (p<0.05). In conclusion, dietary supplementation of EF can increase nutrient digestibility and decrease faecal $NH_3$-N, $H_2S$ and volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations in finishing pigs.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.340-346
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• 2012

가금류 제품에서 항생제의 잔류와 내성균의 출현으로 인해 항생제 대체물질에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있으며, 특히 생균제와 활성촉진제 또는 이들을 조합한 신바이오틱의 사용이 권장되고 있다. 본 연구는 새로운 생균제 CS61 배양액의 사료첨가 급여가 육계의 성장 및 사료효율에 미치는 영향과 안전성을 평가하여 항생제를 대체할 수 있는 사료첨가제로서의 개발가능성을 알아보기 위해 수행하였다. CS61 배양액은 0, 0.1 및 1%의 용량으로 28일간 사료에 혼합하여 육계에게 급여하였다. 시험결과, 시험물질 처치군에서 부검 시의 체중과 일당증체량이 대조군에 비해 용량의존적으로 증가하였다. CS61 배양액의 사료 내 첨가는 대조군 동물에 비해 사료효율도 개선하는 것으로 나타났다. 반면, 일반증상과 사망률, 부검소견, 혈액학치 및 혈청생화학치에서는 시험물질의 처치와 관련된 독성소견이 관찰되지 않았다. RAW 264.7 세포를 이용한 일산화질소 시험에서 정제된 CS61 펩타이드는 lipopolysaccharide에 유도된 일산화질소 생성을 용량의존적으로 억제하였다. 본 시험결과는 육계에 CS61 배양액의 사료첨가 급여는 항염증효과를 통해 성장과 사료효율을 개선할 수 있음을 보여주며, 사료첨가제로서 CS61 배양액의 유용성과 개발가능성을 시사해 주고 있다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1657-1661
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• 2015

Newborn chicks are susceptible to Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis (SE). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Lactobacillus probiotic isolated from chicken feces on heterophil phagocytosis in broiler chicks. A total of 150 newborn broiler chicks were divided into 5 groups (30 chicks per group) as follows: group 1 (normal control), given feed and water only, group 2 (positive control) given feed, water and SE infection, group 3 (L61 treated) given feed, water, SE infection followed by Lactobacillus salivarius L61 treatment, group 4 (L55 treated) given feed, water, SE infection followed by L. salivarius L55 treatment, and group 5 given feed, water, SE infection followed by L. salivarius L61 + L55 combination treatment. After SE infection, L. salivarius treatment lasted for 7 days. The results showed that L. salivarius L61 and L. salivarius L55 treatment, either alone or combination of both, increased the survival rate after SE infection, and upregulated heterophil phagocytosis and phagocytic index (PI). Conversely, chick groups treated with Lactobacillus showed lower SE recovery rate from cecal tonsils than that of the positive control group. The PI values of the chicken group with SE infection, followed by the combination of L. salivarius L61 and L. salivarius L55 were the highest as compared to either positive control or normal control group. Two Lactobacillus strains supplementation group showed significantly (p<0.05) higher PI value at 48 h than 24 h after treatment.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.239-246
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• 2022

본 연구는 여름철 γ-aminobutyric(GABA)와 생균제 급여가 산란 종계의 생산성, 계란품질, 혈액 생화학 조성, corticosteron에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. 24주령의 산란 종계 총 105수를 3개 처리(대조구, GABA, probiotics), 처리당 7반복, 반복당 5수로 설정하여 사양실험을 실시하였다. GABA와 생균제는 배합사료 내 각각 50ppm과 0.1%로 첨가하여, 총 6주간 실험을 실시하였다. 전기간 산란종계의 평균 계란 생산량, 산란량은 대조구보다 생균제 급여 처리구에서 유의적으로 높았으며(P<0.05), FCR은 생균제 급여 처리구에서 낮은 값을 나타내었다(P<0.05). 산란 종계 계란의 난중, 난백고 높이, Haugh units, 난황색, 난각두께, 난각강도에서 처리구간의 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한 모든 혈청 생화학 조성에서 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 혈청 내 corticosterone 농도는 GABA와 생균제 급여로 인하여 대조구보다 유의적으로 감소하였다(P<0.05). 따라서 GABA와 생균제 급여 시 고온기 산란 종계의 스트레스를 완화시킬 수 있는 것으로 사료되며, 특히 생균제 급여는 계란 생산성 및 산란량 성적을 개선할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.493-499
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• 2011

The objective of this study was to find the way to prolong the storage time of sawdust-based oyster mushroom (Pleurotus osteratus) spent substrate (OMSS) by fermenting with potential probiotic microorganisms to recycle the otherwise waste of mushroom farms. To this purpose, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were screened to select the best lactic acid-producing strains. Three strains of LAB (Lactobacillus plantarum Lp1', Pediococcus acidilacticii Pa193, L. plantarum Lp2M) were selected and in mixture they lowered the pH of the fermented OMSS to 3.81. fOMSS (fermented sawdust-based oyster mushroom spent substrate) could be stored at room temperature for at least 17 days without any deterioration of feed quality based on the pH, smell, and color. In dry matter disappearance rate in situ, commercial TMR (total mixed ration), OMSS and OMMM (oyster mushroom mycelium mass) showed no significant differences between the samples after 6, 12 and 24 h incubation except for 48 h. Two separate field studies were performed to test the effects of fOMSS supplement on the growth performance of postweaning Holstein calves. Field trials included groups of animals feeding calf starter supplemented with: Control (no supplement), AB (colistin 0.08% and oxyneo 110/110 0.1%), fOMSS (10% fOMSS) and fConc (10% fermented concentrate) and DFM (direct-fed microbials, average $10^9$ cfu for each of three LAB/d/head). Growth performance (average daily gain and feed efficiency) of the fOMSS supplement group was higher than that of AB followed by fConc and DFM even though there was no statistically significant difference. The Control group was lower than any other group. Various hematological values including IgG, IgA, RBC (red blood cell), hemoglobin, and hematocrit were measured every 10 days to check any unusual abnormality for all groups in trial I and II, and they were within a normal and safe range. Our results suggest that sawdust-based OMSS could be recycled after fermentation with three probiotic LAB strains as a feed supplement for post-weaning calves, and fOMSS has the beneficial effects of an alternative to antibiotics for a growth enhancer in dairy calves.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.44-53
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• 2020

Calcium is an element that performs many important functions in the human body. A study was conducted on the use of a pulsed electric field (PEF) to enrich cells of Lactobacillus rhamnosus B 442 in calcium ions. The highest concentration of calcium ions in bacterial cells (7.30 mg/g d.m.) was obtained at ion concentration of 200 ㎍/ml of medium and with the use of the following PEF parameters: field strength 3.0 kV/cm, exposure time 10 min, pulse width 75 ms and 20 h of culturing after which bacteria were treated with the field. Cell biomass varied in the range from 0.09 g/g d.m. to 0.252 g/g d.m., and the total number of bacteria ranged from 10¹⁰ CFU/ml to 10¹² CFU/ml. Microscope photographs prove that calcium ions were situated within the cells of the bacteria, and electroporation contributed to an increase in the effectiveness of the ion bioaccumulation process. Samples containing calcium and subjected to electroporation displayed intensive fluorescence. The significance of this research was the possibility of using probiotic bacteria enriched with calcium ions for the production of functional food in subsequent studies.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.1006-1013
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• 2015

Heat-stress remains a costly issue for animal production, especially for poultry as they lack sweat glands, and alleviating heat-stress is necessary for ensuring animal production in hot environment. A high ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-producer Lactobacillus strain was used to investigate the effect of dietary GABA-producer on laying performance and egg quality in heat-stressed Hy-line brown hens. Hy-Line brown hens (n = 1,164) at 280 days of age were randomly divided into 4 groups based on the amount of freeze-dried GABA-producer added to the basal diet as follows: i) 0 mg/kg, ii) 25 mg/kg, iii) 50 mg/kg, and iv) 100 mg/kg. All hens were subjected to heat-stress treatment through maintaining the temperature and the relative humidity at $28.83{\pm}3.85^{\circ}C$ and 37% to 53.9%, respectively. During the experiment, laying rate, egg weight and feed intake of hens were recorded daily. At the 30th and 60th day after the start of the experiment, biochemical parameters, enzyme activity and immune activity in serum were measured. Egg production, average egg weight, average daily feed intake, feed conversion ratio and percentage of speckled egg, soft shell egg and misshaped egg were significantly improved (p<0.05) by the increasing supplementation of the dietary GABA-producer. Shape index, eggshell thickness, strength and weight were increased linearly with increasing GABA-producer supplementation. The level of calcium, phosphorus, glucose, total protein and albumin in serum of the hens fed GABA-producing strain supplemented diet was significantly higher (p<0.05) than that of the hens fed the basal diet, whereas cholesterol level was decreased. Compared with the basal diet, GABA-producer strain supplementation increased serum level of glutathione peroxidase (p = 0.009) and superoxide dismutase. In conclusion, GABA-producer played an important role in alleviating heat-stress, the isolated GABA-producer strain might be a potential natural and safe probiotic to use to improve laying performance and egg quality in heat-stressed hens.