• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.45-51
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• 2007

A growth trial (Expt. 1) and an in vitro fermentation experiment (Expt. 2) were conducted to determine the response of growth performance, cecal fermentation characteristics and in vitro gas production to incremental levels of substitution of digestible fiber for lignified fiber in the diet of weaned rabbits. Three diets, formulated by substituting soyhulls (SH; used as digestible fiber source) for soybean straw (used as lignified fiber source) at substitution levels of 0, 25 and 50%, were used in a factorial design. In the growth trial (Expt. 1), increasing levels of SH substitution resulted in a quadratic increase in daily body weight gain rate (p<0.04) and feed conversion efficiency (p<0.02), but in a numerical decrease in dietary DM intake (p=0.15). When SH were included in the diet at 25% substitution level, rabbits had the highest rate of liveweight gain and feed conversion efficiency. As SH substitution level increased, pH values and ammonia-N of cecal contents linearly (p<0.001) decreased, but total VFA concentration linearly (p<0.03) increased. With incremental levels of SH substitution, the percentage of acetate and butyrate linearly (p<0.05) reduced, but the percentage of propionate and minor acids linearly (p<0.03) increased. Increasing the SH substitution levels tended to increase incidence of diarrhea. In the in vitro fermentation experiment (Expt. 2), regardless of origin of substrates fermented, increasing SH substitution level resulted in increased maximal gas production (p<0.001) and shortened gas production lag time, but had no effect on gas production rate (p>0.2). These observations suggest that incrementally feeding SH to rabbits could stimulate their cecal microbial activity, allowing cecal fermentation to shift towards favoring fiber digestion. In conclusion, digestible fiber from soyhulls may partially substitute for more lignified fiber, soybean straw, without having an adverse effect on cecal fermentative and microbial activity and growth performance. For growing rabbits, about 73% of total dietary NDF should be supplied by effective NDF, the remainder could come from digestible NDF, such as soyhulls.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.1150-1159
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• 2017

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate various wheat supplementation levels on growth performance, blood profiles, nutrient digestibility, and pork quality in growing-finishing pigs. Methods: A total of 120 growing pigs ($[Yorkshire{\times}Landrace]{\times}Duroc$), with an average $27.75{\pm}1.319kg$ body weight, were used in growth trial. Pigs were allotted into each treatment by body weight and sex in 4 replicates with 6 pigs per pen in a randomized complete block design. Fourphase feeding programs were used in this experiment. The treatments included the following: i) corn-soybean meal (SBM) - based diet (CON), ii) corn-SBM - based diet+15% of wheat (W15), iii) corn-SBM - based diet+30% of wheat (W30), iv) corn-SBM - based diet+45% of wheat (W45), and 5) corn-SBM-based diet+60% of wheat (W60). Results: There was no significant difference in growth performance among the dietary treatments. However, the gain-to-feed (G:F) ratio tended to increase (quadratic, p<0.08) when the pigs were fed a higher wheat diet during the finishing period. The digestibility of crude ash and fat tended to decrease as the wheat supplementation level increased (p<0.08). The proximate analysis of the longissimus muscle was not affected by the dietary level of wheat. The crude ash content in pork was decreased linearly as the wheat supplementation level increased (p = 0.05). There was no significant difference in the pH level, shear force, water holding capacity, and cooking loss of the pork. In pork and fat, $L^{\star}$, $a^{\star}$, and $b^{\star}$ values were not significantly different among dietary treatments. Conclusion: Wheat can be supplemented up to 60% in a growing-finishing pig without detrimental effects on growth and pork quality. The G:F ratio tended to improve in the finishing period by wheat inclusion.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.386-395
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• 2006

목표 수량과 단백질함량을 얻기 위한 질소 수비처방을 위해서는 유수형성기 전후 생체정보의 정확한 진단뿐만 아니라 유수형성기 이후 작물의 질소 축적 및 이에 따른 수량 및 미립 단백질 함량 반응이 정량화 되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 유수분화기 생육 및 질소영양상태를 잘 대표하는 RVI green과 현재 널리 이용되고 있는 SPAD값의 유수분화기와 유수분화기 1주일전의 측정치 및 유수분화기부터 수확기까지 즉 생식생장기 지상부 질소 축적량(PNup)을 변수로 하는 수량 및 단백질함량 예측 중회귀 모델과 PNup 예측 회귀모델을 작성하여 이들의 수비 처방에의 이용 가능성을 검토하였다. 1. 유수분화기 및 유수분화기 1주일전의 RVIgreen과 SPAD값, 그리고 PNup을 이용하여 얻은 수량과 단백질함량의 중회귀모형은 어느 경우에나 모델의 결정계수($R_{2}$)가 0.9 이상으로 매우 높았다 2. 수량을 최대로 하는 생식생장기 질소흡수량(PNup)은 유수형성기 전후 RVIgreen이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향을 보였는데 본 연구의 유수형성기 전후 RVIgreen 범위로 보면 $9{\sim}13.5kg/10a$ 으로 추정되었다. 또한 PNup은 유수형 성기 전후 SPAD값과는 무관하게 $10{\sim}11kg/10a$ 범위로 나타났다. 3. 미립의 단백질함량을 7% 이하로 하는 유수형성기 질소흡수량은 유수형성기 전후 RVIgreen과 SPAD값이 증가할수록 감소하는 경향으로 어느 경우에나 $6{\sim}8kg/10a$로 추정되어 최대수량을 위한 생식생장기 질소흡수량 $9{\sim}13.5kg/10a$ 보다 크게 낮았다. 따라서 고품질 쌀 생산을 위한 수비 처방을 위해서는 수량보다도 단백질함량을 기준으로 하여 처방하여야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 4. 본 실험결과 수비질소의 회수율은 $53{\sim}83%$의 변이를 보였는데, 생식생장기 생육량이 많을 수록 회수율이 증가하는 경향이었으며, 수비 시용량이 증가함에 따라서 감소하였다. 생식생장기 천연질소공급량은 $3{\sim}4kg/10a$ 범위였으며 유수분화기 생육량이 많을 경우 증가하는 경향이었다 수비 질소시비량 및 유수분화기 생육 및 질소 영양 지표들을 예측변수로하는 PNup 예측모델을 작성하였으며 이 모델들은 적합도가 매우 높았다. 5. 영양생장기 생육 및 질소영양 상태의 비파괴적 측정치를 이용하여 목표 수량과 단백질함량에 달할 수 있도록 수비질소 시용량을 결정할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다. 그러나 여기서 제시한 모델들이 광범위한 조건에서 이용될 수 있기 위해서는 보다 다양한 품종, 토양, 기상 조건에서 모델의 검증과 보완이 되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.305-314
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• 2002

본 연구의 목적은 자돈시기에 있어서는 열 안정성을 갖는 Saccharomyces cerevisiae (SC)를 첨가하여 성장 및 분중 미생물의 변화에 미치는 영향을 조사하고, 비육돈시기에 있어서는 복합생균제 (complex probiotic : CPB, Phichia anomala ST, Galactomyces geotrichum SR59, Thiobacillus sp.)를 첨가하여 성장 및 분중 가스 발생에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위하여 실시하였다. 시험 1은 3원 교잡종 자돈 72두를 공시하였으며, 시험개시시 체중은 10.53${\pm}$0.02kg이었다. 시험설계는 옥수수－건조유청－대두박 위주의 사료인 대조구 (CON; 기초사료), 대조구 사료내 SC를 0.2% (SC0.2)와 0.4% 첨가한 구 (SC0.4)로 하였다. 전체 사양시험 기간동안, 일당증체량, 일당사료섭취량 및 사료효율에 있어서는 처리구간에 통계적으로 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 사양시험 개시 후, 7일과 14일에 채취한 분내 젖산균 균수에 있어서는 SC의 첨가 수준이 증가함에 따라 분내 젖산균 균수가 유의적으로 증가하였다 (linear effect, P$<$0.01). 또한, 대장균수에 있어서는 사양시험 개시 후 7일령에서 SC의 첨가 수준이 증가함에 따라 유의적으로 감소하였다 (linear effect, P$<$0.02; quadratic effect, P$<$0.03). 시험 2는 3원 교잡종 비육돈 45두를 공시하였으며, 시험개시시 체중은 49.71${\pm}$0.45kg이었다. 시험설계는 옥수수－대두박 위주의 사료인 대조구 (CON; 기초사료), 대조구 사료내 CPB를 0.2% (CPB0.2)와 0.3% 첨가한 구 (CPB0.3)로 3개 처리로 하였다. 사양시험기간동안 CPB0.3 처리구가 다른 처리구와 비교하여 일당증체량이 유의적으로 증가하였다 (P$<$0.05). 그러나, 일당사료섭취량 및 사료효율에 있어서는 처리구간에 통계적으로 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한, CPB0.3 처리구가 대조구와 비교하여 건물 및 질소 소화율이 통계적인 차이를 보이면서 높게 평가되었다 (P$<$0.05). 암모니아태 질소 함량에 있어서는 CPB 첨가구가 대조구와 비교하여 유의적인 차이를 보이면서 감소하였으며 (P$<$0.05), 휘발성 지방산중 propionic acid에 있어서는 CPB0.3 처리구가 대조구와 비교하여 통계적인 차이를 보이면서 감소하였다 (P$<$0.05). 결론적으로, 생균제 (SC)의 첨가는 자돈시기에 있어서는 분내 젖산균수의 증가와 대장균수의 감소효과에 영향을 주는 것으로 사료되며, CPB는 비육돈 시기에 있어서 성장 및 영양소 소화율을 향상시키고 분내 가스 발생작용을 감소시키는 것으로 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.996-1002
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• 2003

A 6 (accession)${\times}$5 (cutting interval) factorial experiment was conducted over two years to investigate the effect of stage of growth on herbage production, nutritive value and water soluble carbohydrate (WSC) content of Napier grass and Napier grass${\times}$Pearl millet hybrids (hybrid Pennisetum). The purpose of the experiment was to determine the optimum stage of growth to harvest the Pennisetums for ensilage. Two Napier accessions (SDPP 8 and SDPP 19) and four hybrid Pennisetum (SDPN 3, SDPN 29, SDPN 38 and Bana grass) were compared at five harvest intervals (viz. 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 weeks). Basal fertilizers were similar in all treatment plots, although nitrogen (N) top-dressing fertilizer was varied proportionately, depending on the harvesting interval. The application was based on a standard rate of 60 kg N/ha every six weeks. Stage of growth had significant effects on forage yield, WSC content and nutritive value of the Pennisetums. Herbage yields increased in a progressively linear manner, with age. Nutritive value declined as the harvesting interval increased. In particular, crude protein content declined rapidly (p<0.001) from $204g\;kg^{-1}$ DM at 2 weeks to $92g\;kg^{-1}$ DM at 8 weeks of growth. In vitro dry matter digestibility decreased from 728 to $636g\;kg^{-1}$ DM, whilst acid and neutral detergent fibre contents increased from 360 and 704 to 398 and $785g\;kg^{-1}$ DM, respectively. Rapid changes in nutritive value occurred after 6 weeks of growth. The concentration of WSC increased in a quadratic manner, with peaks ($136-182g\;kg^{-1}$ DM) at about 6 weeks. However, the DM content of the forage was low ($150-200g\;DM\;kg^{-1}$) at 6 weeks. Therefore, it was concluded that Pennisetums should be harvested between 6 and 7 weeks, to increase DM content and optimize herbage production without seriously affecting nutritive value and WSC content. Accessions SDPN 29 and SDPP 19 appeared to be most suited for ensilage. It was suggested that WSC content should be incorporated as a criterion in the agronomic evaluation and screening of Pennisetum varieties.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.696-704
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• 2018

Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate various levels of milk by-product in weaning pig diet on growth performance, blood profiles, carcass characteristics and economic performance for weaning to finishing pigs. Methods: A total of 160 weaning pigs ([Yorkshire${\times}$Landrace]${\times}$Duroc), average $7.01{\pm}1.32kg$ body weight (BW), were allotted to four treatments by BW and sex in 10 replications with 4 pigs per pen in a randomized complete block design. Pigs were fed each treatment diet with various levels of milk by-product (Phase 1: 0%, 10%, 20%, and 30%, Phase 2: 0%, 5%, 10%, and 15%, respectively). During weaning period (0 to 5 week), weaning pigs were fed experimental diets and all pigs were fed the same commercial feed during growing-finishing period (6 to 14 week). Results: In the growth trial, BW, average daily gain (ADG), and average daily feed intake (ADFI) in the nursery period (5 weeks) increased as the milk by-product level in the diet increased (linear, p<0.05). Linear increases of pig BW with increasing the milk product levels were observed until late growing period (linear, p = 0.01). However, there were no significant differences in BW at the finishing periods, ADG, ADFI, and gain:feed ratio during the entire growing-finishing periods. The blood urea nitrogen concentration had no significant difference among dietary treatments. High inclusion level of milk by-product in weaner diet decreased crude protein (quadratic, p = 0.05) and crude ash (Linear, p = 0.05) of Longissimus muscle. In addition, cooking loss and water holding capacity increased with increasing milk product levels in the weaner diets (linear, p<0.01; p = 0.05). High milk by-product treatment had higher feed cost per weight gain compared to non-milk by-products treatment (linear, p = 0.01). Conclusion: Supplementation of 10% to 5% milk by-products in weaning pig diet had results equivalent to the 30% to 15% milk treatment and 0% milk by-product supplementation in the diet had no negative influence on growth performance of finishing pigs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권9호
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• pp.1314-1322
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• 2017

Objective: This experiment investigated the effect of dietary net energy (NE) concentrations on growth performance and NE intake of growing gilts. Methods: Five diets were formulated to contain 9.6, 10.1, 10.6, 11.1, and 11.6 MJ NE/kg, respectively. A metabolism trial with 10 growing pigs (average body weight [BW] = $15.9{\pm}0.24kg$) was conducted to determine NE concentrations of 5 diets based on French and Dutch NE systems in a $5{\times}5$ replicated Latin square design. A growth trial also was performed with five dietary treatments and 12 replicates per treatment using 60 growing gilts (average BW = $15.9{\pm}0.55kg$) for 28 days. A regression analysis was performed to predict daily NE intake from the BW of growing gilts. Results: Increasing NE concentrations of diets did not influence average daily gain and average daily feed intake of growing gilts. There was a quadratic relationship (p = 0.01) between dietary NE concentrations and feed efficiency (G:F), although the difference in G:F among treatment means was relatively small. Regression analysis revealed that daily NE intake was linearly associated with the BW of growing gilts. The prediction equations for NE intake with the BW of growing gilts were: NE intake (MJ/d) = $1.442+(0.562{\times}BW,kg)$, $R^2=0.796$ when French NE system was used, whereas NE intake (MJ/d) = $1.533+(0.614{\times}BW,kg)$, $R^2=0.810$ when Dutch NE system was used. Conclusion: Increasing NE concentrations of diets from 9.6 to 11.6 MJ NE/kg have little impacts on growth performance of growing gilts. Daily NE intake can be predicted from the BW between 15 and 40 kg in growing gilts.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권7호
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• pp.915-921
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• 2001

IGF-I is involved in the regulation of growth and differentiation in mammals, but its role as a modulator of growth and metabolism in poultry is poorly understood. And, no studies have so far been reported for the comparison between serum IGF-I concentration and body growth in the egg type or the dual purposes (meat and egg type) chicken including the Korean Native Ogol Chicken (KNOC). Therefore, in order to improve the body growth and meat production of the KNOC, this study was conducted for the identification of the polymorphism of IGF-I gene and for its possible association with both body weight and IGF-I concentration. The RFLP patterns for IGF-I gene were identified by the PstI restriction enzyme. The frequencies of +/+, +/-, and -/- genotype were 16.9%, 51.7%, and 31.4%, respectively. Any statistical significance was not observed in all variations except for sex variation (p<0.01) by covariate quadratic model. The significant effect of the IGF-I genotype on body weight by sex indicates that there are different physiological characteristics in gender. Although the body weights of male KNOCs in most ages were not significant, there was a tendency of KNOCs with +/+ IGF-I genotype to be heavier than those with any other genotypes. But all IGF-I genotypes in female did not influence on body weight. The ANOYA revealed no significant effects of IGF-I genotypes on serum IGF-I concentration but sex effect was highly significant on the IGF-I concentration at 20 and 40 weeks (p<0.01). Although the +/+ genotype, in gender, tended to express a higher IGF-I concentration than the other genotypes at all ages in males, a statistical difference among the genotypes was not found except for 60 weeks (p<0.05). Furthermore, since body weight and IGF-I genotypes are associated, it is possible to improve KNOC to a meat type breed if a continuous selection can be made for the body weight and/or IGF-I traits.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권9호
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• pp.1299-1303
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• 2001

For the Exp. 1, a total of fifty four crossbred [(Duroc Yorkshire)${\times}$Landrace] pigs ($77.67{\pm}1.42kg$ average initial BW) were used in a 41-d growth assay to determine the effects of yucca extract supplementation on growth performance, nutrient digestibility and serum characteristics of finishing pigs. Dietary treatments included 1) Control (basal diet), 2) YE60 (basal diet+60 ppm yucca extract), 3) YE120 (basal diet+120 ppm yucca extract). Average daily gain was not improved by yucca extract supplementation during the whole experimental perid (d 0 to 41). Pigs fed control diet showed the best average daily gain. Pigs fed control and YE120 diets tended to increase average daily feed intake compared with pigs fed YE60 diet (quadratic effect, p<0.0001). Gain/feed with control treatment was significantly better than the YE groups (linear effect, p<0.071). However, there was no significant difference among levels of yucca extract (p>0.10). Apparent digestibility of dry matter in pigs fed yucca extract were greater than for pigs fed control diets (linear effect, p<0.017). Pigs fed YE120 tended to have higher digestibility of nitrogen than pigs fed the control diets (linear effect, p<0.019). There were no significant differences in Total-, HDL- and LDL-cholesterol concentrations of serum, and the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) concentrations in serum was not influenced by the yucca extract supplementation (p>0.10). For the Exp. 2, fifteen [(Duroc${\times}$Yorkshire)${\times}$Landrace] pigs ($25.00{\pm}0.50kg$ average initial BW) were used in a 30-d metabolism experiment to determine the effects of yucca extract supplementation on fecal ammonia gas production. Treatments were : 1) Control (basal diet); 2) YE (basal diet+150 ppm yucca extract); 3) BD (basal diet+100 ppm Bio-Dr; yucca extract+far infrared emitted materials). Fecal ammonia gas production differences between d 0 and d 30 were significantly reduced (p<0.05) by feeding BD compared to control and YE. Also, when pigs were fed the diet with YE tended to be decreased ammonia gas production compared to pigs fed the control diet without significant differences (p>0.05). There were no differences for DM and N digestibility among pigs fed the treatment diets. In conclusion, yucca and (or) far infrared radiological materials can be used to make environment-friendly diets for growing-finishing pigs without negative effects on growth performance and nutrient digestibility.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1744-1748
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• 2014

A dose-response experiment with seven supplemental pyridoxine levels (0, 0.66, 1.32, 1.98, 2.64, 3.30, and 3.96 mg/kg) was conducted to investigate the effects of pyridoxine on growth performance and plasma aminotransferases and homocysteine of White Pekin ducks and to estimate pyridoxine requirement for these birds. A total of 336 one-day-old male White Pekin ducks were divided to 7 experimental treatments and each treatment contained 8 replicate pens with 6 birds per pen. Ducks were reared in raised wire-floor pens from hatch to 28 d of age. At 28 d of age, the weight gain, feed intake, feed/gain, and the aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and homocysteine in plasma of ducks from each pen were all measured. In our study, the pyridoxine deficiency of ducks was characterized by growth depression, decreasing plasma aspartate aminotransferase activity and increasing plasma homocysteine. The ducks fed vitamin $B_6$-deficient basal diets had the worst weight gain and feed/gain among all birds and this growth depression was alleviated (p<0.05) when pyridoxine was supplemented to basal diets. On the other hand, plasma aspartate aminotransferase and homocysteine may be the sensitive indicators for vitamin $B_6$ status of ducks. The ducks fed basal diets had much lower aspartate aminotransferase activity and higher homocysteine level in plasma compared with other birds fed pyridoxine-supplemented diets (p<0.05). According to quadratic regression, the supplemental pyridoxine requirements of Pekin ducks from hatch to 28 days of age was 2.44 mg/kg for feed/gain and 2.08 mg/kg for plasma aspartate aminotransferase and the corresponding total requirements of this vitamin for these two criteria were 4.37 and 4.01 mg/kg when the pyridoxine concentration of basal diets was included, respectively. All data suggested that pyridoxine deficiency could cause growth retardation in ducks and the deficiency of this vitamin could be indicated by decreasing plasma aspartate aminotransferase activity and increasing plasma homocysteine.