• Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
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• v.53 no.4
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• pp.269-271
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• 2013

Here, we report the poisoning case of 10 cows. Several distinct clinical signs such as convulsion, excessive salivation, circling, lateral recumbency, and death were observed. Necropsy and histopathological examination did not reveal any significant abnormal findings. Moreover, no bacteria or viruses were detected in tissue, blood, and feeding food. However, endosulfan was detected from the stomach contents and microbials. Our results strongly suggest that death of cows may be closely associated with endosulfan poisoning.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.54-61
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• 2020

Background: Most fish undergo prey switch from juvenile to adult. It is thought that slightly different feeding habits occur among adult fishes due to growth, spawning, habitat change, and so on. Therefore, the diet of the John Dory Zeus faber (≥ 24 cm TL) was studied in the coastal waters of Korea by analysis of stomach contents, with comparison by season and size class of diet composition and prey diversity. Monthly samples were taken from February 2017 to January 2018. Results: The results showed that the John Dory was a piscivorous predator, and pisces had occupied 82.3% of IRI%. Trichiurus lepturus and Trachurus japonicus were important preys in all size classes and seasons. Diet composition differed among the size classes and seasons (Chi-square test, P < 0.05). As body size of Z. faber increased, the occurrence of benthic fish (Glyptocephalus stelleri) tended to increase. The seasonal prey composition also changed depending on the abundant species of each season. Conclusions: Z. faber is a piscivorous predator. The consumption habits of Z. faber appear to different results by their size and seasons. This study suggests that Z. faber could be considered an opportunistic predator.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.30-34
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• 2001

The expediency of promoting rabbit production on underutilized by-product feedstuffs prompted the current investigation of caecal fermentation pattern, blood biochemical profile and histopathological changes of vital organs in 48 broiler rabbits fed diets containing 0, 5, 10 and 20% level of neem seed kernal cake (NSKC) for 6 weeks and subsequently sacrificed. The NSKC incorporation in the diet did not exert any adverse effect on caecal fermentation although the weight of caecum and its contents was significantly (p<0.01; p<0.05) lower in rabbits fed the diet containing 20% NSKC. Except for blood glucose concentration, none of the blood biochemical constituents (serum urea nitrogen, creatinine, total protein, haemoglobin) and the activities of different enzymes (alanine aminotransferase, asparatate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase) varied significantly due to NSKC feeding. A histopathological examination of the vital organs (liver, kidney, heart, spleen, lungs, intestine and stomach) revealed a variable degree of villus atrophy in the intestine and degenerative changes in the liver and tubular epithelium of kidney in some rabbits when NSKC was fed at levels above 10%.

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.13 no.2 s.17
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• pp.147-147
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• 2000

For the healthy body, Ying Qi(營氣) and Wei Qi(衛氣) in Jing Maei(經脈) correspond to change of the four seasong and the Five elements at the natural world, and their operation are each other closely connected with regular order. It it is violated this order, it brings about confusion of functional activities of Qi(氣機) and it has a effect upon the five regions of the heart, the lungs, the intestines and stomach(腸胃), the limbs, the head so each differently symptoms come out, this is given a name to wu luan(五亂). this volume are described symptoms and law of cure of wu luan(五亂) therefore this is so called wu luan(五亂). this volume is divided three chapters according to contents, what can be acquired are summarized so follows: 1. chapter deals with symtematic order of functional activities of qi(氣機) 2. chaper deals with what confusion of functional activities of qi(氣機) bring out disease of wu luan(五亂) 3 chapter deals with needle-steadying technique(刺法) of curing wu luan(五亂).

• Journal of Korean Medical classics
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• v.13 no.2 s.17
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• pp.148-154
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• 2000

For the healthy body, Ying Qi(營氣) and Wei Qi(衛氣) in Jing Maei(經脈) correspond to change of the four season and the Five elements at the natural world, and their operation are each other closely connected with regular order. It it is violated this order, it brings about confusion of functional activities of qi(氣機) and it has a effect upon the five regions of the heart, the lungs, the intestines and stomach(腸胃), the limbs, the head so each differently symptoms come out, this is given a name to wu luan(五亂). this volume are described symptoms and law of cure of wu luan(五亂) therefore this is so called wu luan(五亂). this volume is divided three chapters according to contents, what can be acquired are summarized so follows: 1. chapter deals with systematic order of functional activities of qi(氣機) 2. chapter deals with what confusion of functional activities of qi(氣機) bring out disease of wu luan(五亂) 3 chapter deals with needle-steadying technique(刺法) of curing wu luan(五亂).

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.53 no.3
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• pp.456-463
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• 2020

The diet of the walleye pollock Gadus chalcogrammus, was studied by examining the stomach contents of 864 individuals. Using gill nets, samples were collected monthly from January to December 2017 in Jugwang, Sokcho, Yangyang, Uljin, Ganggu, and Gampo, Korea. The specimens ranged in total length (TL) from 16.6 to 75.2 cm. G. chalcogrammus fed mainly on Euphausia pacifica (Euphausiacea) and less on Cephalopoda, Pisces, Mysidacea, and Macrura. The results indicated that G. chalcogrammus is a specialist feeder, feeding mainly Euphausiacea. With growth, however, its diet shifted from Euphausiacea to Cephalopoda, Macrura and Pisces. Smaller individuals (<40.0 cm TL) consumed mainly Euphausiacea. The proportion of Euphausiacea decreased with increasing body size, whereas the consumption of Cephalopoda and Macrura increased gradually.

• Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.343-346
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• 2009

Botulism in wild waterfowl has been reported in many areas of the world. In 18 October 2008 to 22, 101 dead wild ducks were found in Anyangcheon. 24 of dead birds were spotbill (Anas poeilorhyncha), 56 were Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), 18 were green- winged teal (Anas carolinensis) and 3 were others. Clinical sign of the sick birds were flaccid paralysis of the neck. At autopsy, most birds had no specific lesions. Stomach is empty. In the mouse bioassay, Samples of serum and intestinal contents taken from 9 dead birds killed all the injected mice, and their toxicity was neutralized by the antitoxin against C. botulinum type C toxin.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.51-56
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• 2007

The feeding habits of bluefin searobin (Chelidonichthys spinosus) were studied based on the examination of stomach contents of 646 specimens collected from January 2005 to December 2005 in the coastal waters off Busan, Korea. The size of C. spinosus ranged from 14.0 to 38.9 cm in standard length (SL). C. spinosus mainly consumed shrimps such as Solenocera melantho, Leptochela sydniesis and Trachysalambria curvirostris. Its diet also included crabs and fishes. Smaller individuals (15~25 cm SL) consumed small shrimps such as L. sydniesis, crabs and fishes. The portion of these prey items decreased with increasing fish size, and this decrease was paralleled with increased consumption of lager shrimps such as S. melantho and Trachysalambria curvirostris. The prey size increased with the increase of fish size.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.112-122
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• 2005

Iksookimia longicorpa was investigated in the upper part of the Seomjin River in Korea from 2003 to 2004. It inhabited pebble and cobble bottoms with water-current velocities of 10~30 cm/sec and depths of 30~100 cm. This species is active during daylight hours from March to October but hibernated in the river bottoms in the winter season. The sex ratio of female to male was 1 : 0.65, and the female was 20~40 mm larger than the male. Female length frequencies in this population indicated that the 65~90 mm group is 1+years old, the 90~110 mm group is 2+ years old, and the 110~130 mm group is 3+ years old. The males developed a secondary sexual character, the lamina circularis at the base of their pectoral fin, after 13~14 months. The spawning season was from early to middle June with water temperatures of $20{\sim}24^{\circ}C$ individuals became sexually mature after the age of 2 years. The average number of eggs in the ovaries was $2,402{\pm}944$. Stomach contents were mainly Chironomidae, Ephemeroptera, Arcellidae and Algae. The feeding rate was highest in April and September; they did not fed in the winter.

• Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.54-61
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• 2000

Feeding habits of Zoarces gilli collected in the coastal water off Gadeok-do, Korea from March 1998 to February 1999 were studied. Z. gilli was a carnivore and consumed mainly shrimps, gammarid amphipods, fishes, bivalves and cumaceans. Its diets also included small quantities of copepods, caprellid amphipods, ostracods, crabs, squids, gastropods, ophiuroids and polychaetes. It showed ontogenetic changes in feeding habits. Individuals of small size (10~15 cmSL) fed mainly on small prey organisms such as gammarid amphipods, bivalves, cumaceans and ostracods. However, larger shrimps and fishes were heavily selected with increasing fish size.