• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.924-930
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• 2010

Ileal and total tract digestibility and nitrogen (N) balance of diets with four different protein sources were determined in growing pigs. The diets were based on rice bran, broken rice and maize meal and contained Tra catfish by-product (CBP), processed using three different methods, and marine fish meal (FM). The CBP diets consisted of the by-product in meal form, ensiled with molasses, and CBP waste water (WWBD). The four diets were fed to four growing pigs fitted with post-valve T-cecum (PVTC) cannulas in a $4{\times}4$ Latin Square design. All experimental diets included $Cr_2O_3$ at 5 g/kg feed as an indigestible marker. The ileal apparent digestibility of organic matter and ether extract was higher on diet WWBD than on the other three diets (p<0.05), and the total tract apparent digestibility was higher on diet WWBD than on the FM diet (p<0.05). The ileal and total tract apparent digestibility of crude protein and amino acids was not significantly different among diets (p>0.05). No significant effects of diet were found on N-retention and N utilization. In conclusion, the catfish by-product meal, ensiled catfish by-product and processing waste water diets and the fish meal diet had similar ileal and total tract apparent digestibility, and similar N utilization in growing pigs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.976-986
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• 2015

The present study was conducted to determine the effects of lipid sources with different fatty acids profile on meat fatty acids profile and beef quality traits of Nellore. A total of 45 Nellore animals with an average initial body weight of $419{\pm}11kg$ (at $15{\pm}2mo$) were distributed in a completely randomized design consisting of 5 treatments and 9 replicates. The roughage feed was maize silage (600 g/kg on a dry matter [DM] basis) plus concentrate (400 g/kg on a DM basis). The dietary treatments were as follows: without fat (WF), palm oil (PO), linseed oil (LO), protected fat (PF), and soybean grains (SG). No effects of lipid sources were observed (p>0.05) on beef color, pH, water-holding capacity, and sarcomere length. Beef from cattle fed PO had greater shear-force values (p<0.05) compared to beef from cattle fed WF. Deposition of main unsaturated fatty acids (oleic, linoleic, and linolenic) was greater in treatments WF, SG, and LO, respectively, while the values of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) were greater when animals were fed LO. The inclusion of LO in the diet enhances the concentration of CLA in longissimus muscle and subcutaneous fat besides improving the atherogenicity index and elongase activity. As such, LO can be used with the aim to improve the quality of beef from confined Nellore cattle. Conversely, the use of PO is not recommended since it may increase the concentration of undesirable unsaturated fatty acids in muscle and subcutaneous fat, shear-force and the atherogenicity index.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.1277-1284
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• 1999

Eight feeds and their residues left after washing with tap water (water residue) or incubation in the rumen (rumen residues) were treated with hydrochloric acid, neutral detergent solution without EDTA (NDS) or both, and the release or sorption of minerals (Ca, Mg, P, Na, K, Cu and Zn) assessed. Six of the feeds were from Sri Lanka (Panicum maximum ecotype Guinea A, Glyricidia maculate, Artocarpus heterophyllus (jak leaves), untreated and urea-treated rice straw, and rice bran) and two from the Netherlands (maize silage and wheat straw). The initial concentration of mineral elements, the concentration of neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and the type of feed significantly influenced (p<0.01). The proportion of the mineral elements released or sorbed. In general, feeds with high NDF content (straws and guinea grass) sorbed Ca from tap water, or released less in the rumen, and within these feeds the extent of sorption varied with source of fibre. Acid or NDS treatment removed little of the sorbed Ca, but they removed much of the Mg from both water and rumen residues. Fibres of wheat straw and jak leaves showed an affinity for Mg in the rumen. All feeds and their water and rumen residues sorbed P and Na from NDS, and the extent of sorption varied with the initial concentrations of these elements and with the type of fibre. Acid treatment removed part of the sorbed Na, but not the P. The solubility of K was not affected by the content of NDF, the type of fibre or the initial concentration of K. All feeds and their residues, except for the rumen residues of rice bran sorbed Cu from tap water and in the rumen. The recovery of Cu in rumen residues declined from 353% to 147% after NDS treatment, and with some feeds (glyricidia and jak leaves) the recovery was below 100%. Acid treatment removed part of the Zn sorbed by the water and rumen residues, but the capacity of residues to retain Zn varied with the type of feed.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.479-485
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• 2017

Objective: The effects of particle size of processed barley grain, enzyme addition and microwave treatment on in vitro dry matter (DM) disappearance (DMD), gas production and fermentation pH were investigated for feedlot cattle. Methods: Rumen fluid from four fistulated feedlot cattle fed a diet of 860 dry-rolled barley grain, 90 maize silage and 50 supplement g/kg DM was used as inoculum in 3 batch culture in vitro studies. In Experiment 1, dry-rolled barley and barley ground through a 1-, 2-, or 4-mm screen were used to obtain four substrates differing in particle size. In Experiment 2, cellulase enzyme (ENZ) from Acremonium cellulolyticus Y-94 was added to dry-rolled and ground barley (2-mm) at 0, 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 2 mg/g, while Experiment 3 examined the interactions between microwaving (0, 30, and 60 s microwaving) and ENZ addition (0, 1, and 2 mg/g) using dry-rolled barley and 2-mm ground barley. Results: In Experiment 1, decreasing particle size increased DMD and gas production, and decreased fermentation pH (p<0.01). The DMD (g/kg DM) of the dry-rolled barley after 24 h incubation was considerably lower (p<0.05) than that of the ground barley (119.1 dry-rolled barley versus 284.8 for 4-mm, 341.7 for 2-mm; and 358.6 for 1-mm). In Experiment 2, addition of ENZ to dry-rolled barley increased DMD (p<0.01) and tended to increase (p = 0.09) gas production and decreased (p<0.01) fermentation pH, but these variables were not affected by ENZ addition to ground barley. In Experiment 3, there were no interactions between microwaving and ENZ addition after microwaving for any of the variables. Microwaving had minimal effects (except decreased fermentation pH), but consistent with Experiment 2, ENZ addition increased (p<0.01) DMD and gas production, and decreased (p<0.05) fermentation pH of dry-rolled barley, but not ground barley. Conclusion: We conclude that cellulase enzymes can be used to increase the rumen disappearance of barley grain when it is coarsely processed as in the case of dry-rolled barley. However, microwaving of barley grain offered no further improvements in ruminal fermentation of barley grain.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.166-173
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• 1985

5세대(世代)나 자화수정(自花受精)시켜 육성(育成)한 다수다얼성(多穗多蘖性)의 MET 계통(系統)의 식물학적(植物學的) 특성(特性)을 알고자 미국종(美國種) 일대(一代) 교잡종(交雜種)옥수수와 3개(個)의 수수${\times}$수단그라스 교잡종(交雜種)과 비교(比較) 시험(試驗)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 전(全) 공시품종(供試品種)들의 일반적(一般的) 생육상황(生育狀況)은 신개간지(新開墾地)에 가까운 토양관계(土壤關係)로 충분(充分)한 생육(生育)을 얻지 못했다(종실수량(種實收量) 등(等)). 2 생육시기별(生育時期別)로 예취(刈取)하여 단위면적당(單位面積當) MET 계통(系統)의 생초중(生草重)을 비교(比較)하여 본 결과(結果) 비교(比較) 옥수수 품종(品種)을 100%로 하였을 경우(境遇) MET 계통(系統)은 평균(平均) 97.8%로서 10a당(當) 5.652kg였다. 3. 단위면적당(單位面積當) MET 계통(系統)의 건물중(乾物重) 역시 비교품종(比較品種)에 비(比)하여 94.5%로서 10a당(當) 1,602kg이었다. 4. MET 계통(系統)의 특성(特性)은 다분얼(多分蘖), 다수성(多穗性)인 관계(關係)로 생초중(生草重)과 건물중(乾物重) 의 증가(增加)는 경엽(莖葉)의 무게에 기인(基因)하였다. 5. 성장속도(成長速度)를 보면 MET 계통(系統)이 자식계통(自植系統)에서 나타나는 자식열세현상(自殖劣勢現象) 때문에 비교품종(比較品種)인 일대(一代) 잡종(雜種)들에 비(比)하여 매우 저조(低調)하였다(MET의 평균(平均) 초장(草長)은 234.7cm, 그외(外) 교잡종(交雜種)의 평균(平均) 초장(草長)은 250.7cm였다). 6. MET 계통(系統)과 비교(比較)하기 위(爲)해 공시(供試)한 다른 4개품종(個品種)은 모두 미국(美國)에서 널리 재배(栽培)하는 다수성(多收性) 품종(品種)이지만 본(本) 연구(硏究)에서는 흑조위축병(黑條緯縮病)에 매우 약(弱)한 것으로 나타났다(미국종(美國種) 평균(平均) 이병율(罹病率)은 20% 이상(以上), MET 계통(系統)은 5%였다). 7. 종실수량(種實收量)을 보면 MET 계통(系統)이 10a당(當) 390.1kg으로 다른 미국종(美國種)의 평균수량(平均收量) 508.7kg에 비(比)하면 약(約) 76.7% 밖에 안되었다. 그러나 주당(株當) 종실수(種實數)로 환산(換算)하면 1,170개(個)로 미국종(美國種)들의 690개(個) 보다 훨씬 많았다. 이처럼 10a당(當) 종실수량(種實收量)을 무게로 환산(換算)하면 MET 계통(系統)이 적은 이유(理由)는 MET 계통(系統)이 자식계통(自殖系統)과 유사(類似)하기 때문이고 입수(粒數)로 환산(換算)하면 MET가 많은 것은 이 계통(系統)이 소립종(小拉種)(100립종(粒重)=10gr정도(程度))이기 때문이다. 8. 3개(個)의 수수${\times}$수단그라스 교잡종(交雜種)의 청예(靑刈) 수량(收量)을 MET 계통(系統)과 비교(比較)한 결과(結果) 10a당(當) 생초중(生草重)이나 건물중(乾物重)이 모두 MET 계통(系統)과 큰 차이(差異)가 없었다. 9. 따라서 농민(農民)이 재배(栽培)할 교잡종(交雜種) 값이 고가(高價)인 경우(境遇)에 MET 계통(系統)을 청예용(靑刈用)으로 이용(利用)하는 것은 종자대(種子代)의 절감(節減)은 물론(勿論) 단위면적당(單位面積當) 필요(必要)한 종자량(種子量)이 다른 교잡종(交雜種)에 비(比)해 적어 이중(二重)의 효과(效果)를 얻을 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.