• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.1512-1518
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• 2015

This experiment was conducted to assess the welfare and productivity of gestating gilts in groups with the electronic sow feeding (ESF) system compared to conventional stalls. A total of 83 gilts ($Yorkshire{\times}Landrace$) were housed into individual stalls to be artificially inseminated. Gilts confirmed pregnant were introduced to their treatment, conventional stalls (ST) or groups with the ESF system. All gilts were taken to the farrowing crates one week prior to their expected farrowing date. In the gestation period, there were no significant differences between gilts allocated to ST and ESF on growth performance. However, backfat thickness gain (p = 0.08) and body condition score (BCS) at 110 days of gestation (p = 0.10) tended to be higher in ESF gilts than ST. Likewise, gilts housed in group showed significantly higher estimated body muscle contents at 110 days of gestation (p = 0.02) and body muscle change during gestation (p = 0.01). There was a trend for a shorter parturition time in ESF gilts (p = 0.07). In the lactation period, group housed gilts showed a tendency to increased BCS changes (p = 0.06). Reproductive performance did not differ with the exception of piglet mortality (ST = 0.2 no. of piglets vs ESF = 0.4 no. of piglets; p = 0.01). In blood profiles, ST gilts showed a higher cortisol level at 110 days of gestation (p = 0.01). Weaning to estrus interval was shorter in gilts housed in ESF than ST (p = 0.01). In locomotory behaviors, ESF gilts recorded a tendency to elevate locomotion score at 36, 70, and 110 days of gestation (p = 0.07, p = 0.06, and p = 0.06, respectively). Similarly, ESF gilts showed significantly higher incidence of scratches at 36, 70, and 110 days of gestation (p = 0.01). Moreover, farrowing rates were higher in stall treatment (97.6%) compare to group housing treatment (95.2%). In conclusion, while group housed gilts with ESF system positively affected welfare status in combination with less physiologically stressful environments and activity, it negatively effects piglet mortality, farrowing rates and injuries of gilts.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.1330-1338
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• 2008

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Acanthopanax senticosus extract (ASE) as a dietary additive on gut microflora in weaned piglets. A total of sixty pigs were weaned at 21 d of age (BW = $5.64{\pm}0.23kg$) and allocated on the basis of BW and litter to three dietary treatments in a randomized complete block design. The dietary treatments were: control group (basal diet), antibiotics group (basal diet+0.02% colistin), and ASE group (basal diet+0.1% ASE). On d 7, 14 and 28 after consuming the experimental diets, five piglets per group were sacrificed and then the contents from the jejunum, ileum and cecum were collected to determine changes in the microbial community by using a polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) technique and estimating the contents of Lactobacillus and E. coli by in vitro culturing methods. The results showed that the ASE promoted the microflora diversity in the cecum. Enumeration of bacteria in the gut contents showed that the number of Lactobacillus increased (p<0.05), while that of E. coli decreased (p<0.05) when compared with the other 2 groups as the days of age progressed post-weaning. These findings suggested that the ASE, as a substitute for dietary antimicrobial products, could improve the development of the normal gut microflora and suppress bacterial pathogens, and effectively promote a healthy intestinal environment.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.75-86
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• 2022

Objective: The objective of this experiment was to investigate the effect of dietary glucose oxidase (GOD), catalase (CAT), or both supplementation on reproductive performance, oxidative stress, and apoptosis in sows. Methods: A total of 104 multiparous sows were randomly assigned to four groups (n = 26) with each group given a basal diet, basal diet plus GOD at 60 U/kg, basal diet plus CAT at 75 U/kg, and basal diet plus GOD at 60 U/kg and CAT at 75 U/kg. Sows were fed the experimental diets throughout gestation and lactation. Results: Dietary GOD supplementation increased average daily feed intake of sows and litter weight at weaning (p<0.05). Dietary CAT supplementation reduced the duration of parturition, stillbirth, and piglet mortality and increased growth performance of weaned piglets (p<0.05). Dietary GOD and CAT supplementation enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities and lessened oxidative stress product levels in plasma of sows and elevated antioxidant capacity of 14-day milk and plasma in weaned piglets (p<0.05). Dietary GOD supplementation increased fecal Lactobacillus counts and reduced Escherichia coli counts of sows (p<0.05). Compared with the basal diet, the GOD diet reduced fecal Escherichia coli counts of sows, but the addition of CAT did not reduce Escherichia coli counts in the GOD diet. Dietary GOD and CAT supplementation reduced the apoptosis rate of the liver, endometrium, and ovarian granulosa cells in sows (p<0.05). In the liver, uterus, and ovary of sows, the mRNA expression of caspase-3 and caspase-9 was downregulated by dietary GOD and CAT supplementation (p<0.05). Conclusion: Dietary GOD and CAT supplementation could improve the antioxidant capacity of sows and weaned piglets, and alleviate hepatic, ovarian and uterine apoptosis by weakening apoptosis-related gene expression. Glucose oxidase regulated fecal microflora of sows, but supplementation of CAT to GOD could weaken the inhibitory effect of GOD on fecal Escherichia coli.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.271-278
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• 2020

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli는 신생 및 이유기 돼지설사의 주요 원인체로서 전세계적으로 양돈산업에 큰 경제적 손실을 끼치고 있다. 그러나 현재 국내에는 이러한 E. coli가 보유하는 다양한 병원성유전자의 분포 및 특성에 대한 정보가 부족한 실정이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 2013년부터 2016년까지 국내 163개 양돈농장에서 이유기 설사증 개체로부터 면봉스왑 샘플을 채취하여 동일 농장의 개체일 경우 5개에서 10개 정도를 혼합한 후, MacConkey agar에 배양하여 최종 API 32E system을 통하여 동정하였다. 분리된 모든 균주에 대해서 3 가지의 다른 multiplex PCR을 수행하여 총 13 종의 병원성유전자의 분포를 확인하였다. 이를 통하여 총 172개의 최소 한가지 이상의 병원성 유전자를 가지는 E. coli 균주를 확인하였고, 그 결과 병원성 유전자의 분포는 (1) fimbrial adhesins (43.0%): F4 (16.9%), F5 (4.1%), F6 (1.7%), F18 (21.5%), and F41 (3.5%); (2) toxins (90.1%): LT (19.2%), STa (20.9%), STb (25.6%), Stx2e (15.1%), EAST1 (48.3%); and (3) non-fimbrial adhesin (19.6%): EAE (14.0%), AIDA-1 (11.6%) and PAA (8.7%)로 나타났다. 결론적으로 본 연구결과는 국내 양돈농장의 이유기 설사증에 관연하는 E. coli는 다양한 종류의 병원성 유전자를 가지고 있으며 그러한 병원성 유전자의 조합도 매우 다양하게 분포하고 있음을 나타낸다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.1011-1014
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• 2008

A total of 335 sows at a commercial operation (Hitch Pork Producers Inc, Guymon, OK) was used to determine dietary effects of yeast culture supplementation ($XPC^{TM}$, Diamond V Mills) on litter performance. Sows were grouped by parity (parity 1 to 12). Pigs within a group were then allotted to treatments. Treatments consisted of: CON (no added yeast culture) and YC (12 and 15 g/d XPC during gestation and lactation, respectively). Sows were housed individually and fed their assigned gestation and lactation diets from d 35 of gestation to d 21 of lactation. Sows were fed 2.0 kg/d during gestation and ad libitum during lactation. Voluntary feed intake was measured daily during lactation. At farrowing, numbers of pigs born total and alive were measured. Weights of litters were measured at birth and weaning on d 21 of lactation. Litter weight gain of the YC treatment was 6.9% greater (p<0.01) than that of the CON. However, voluntary feed intake of sows and litter size did not differ between treatments. This study indicates that dietary yeast culture supplementation benefits sow productivity by improving litter weight gain. At present, it is not confirmed if improved litter weight gain was due to milk production, which remains to be investigated.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.71-74
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• 2011

As control of swine consumptive disease is the key of success in pig farming business, the effect of Oldenlandidae Herba on prevention of swine diseases as an alternative medicine was investigated in-vivo. As it contains substances such as ${\beta}$-sitisterol, ursolic acid and 3-O-${\beta}$-D-giucoside, it is effective on suppression of colonic tumor in rats and also, is widely used as an preventative medicine of cancer and inflammation in Chinese medicine. In this experiment, sows and piglets on two different farms were treated with Oldenlandidae Herba, and they recoded weaning rate greater than 80%, which were higher than national average 70% (PSY 68%). Meanwhile, neither organ accumulation nor toxicity has been detected on the basis of hematology and serum chemistry. In conclusion, the extracts of Oldenlandidae Herba is expected to be an good alternative medicines for swine productivity.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.880-885
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• 2012

In this experiment the effect of dietary carob pods in the growth performance of fattening pigs and their meat quality, including steak chemical composition and fatty acid profile, were examined. A total of 160 weaning piglets, 30 days old, were allocated into four equal groups with 4 subgroups of 5 female and 5 males each. The animals were fed with isocaloric and isonitrogenous diets, containing either 0 or 75 or 100 or 125 g of carob pods per kg of feed. At the end of the experiment, on the 180 day of age, carcass subcutaneous fat thickness, steak chemical composition and steak fatty acid profile were determined. The results of the experiment showed that the dietary addition of 75 or 100 g/kg carob pods increased body weight at slaughter and carcass weight. No significant effect was noticed on the other examined carcass parameters. Consequently, carob pods could be suggested as a potential feed for fattening pigs without any adverse effect on their meat quality.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.607-614
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• 1996

Several methods for rapid and accurate detection of VTe-producing E coli were established. These methods contain beta-glucuronidase-secretion test, beta-haemolysis-production test in blood agar, verocytotoxicity test, and PCR. All of the VTe-producing strains made beta-haemolysis on 5% sheep blood agar. VTe-producing strains secreted beta-glucuronidase whereas 0157:H7 strains producing VTI or VTII did not secrete that enzyme. Verocytotoxicity test was established for rapid diagnosis. VTe detection was rapider in Vero cell suspension than Vero cell monolayer. In PCR, there was a positive result only in VTe-producing E coli, not in VTI or VTII-producing E coli. In this experiment, 165 strains of E coli were islated from feces or intestinal contents of post-weaning piglets showing nervous sign or diarrhea. And 20 strains of E coli that produced VTe were selected by verocytotoxicity test and PCR. According to these experiments, there was a direct correlation between verocytotoxicity test and PCR. And verocytotoxicity test is recommended as a routine diagnostic method and PCR does as a accurate diagnostic method to detect VTe-producing E coli.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2003

본 연구는 혈장의 insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I과 IGF-II 농도와 산자수 및 비유성적과의 관계를 구명하고자 착수되었다. 분만주가 비슷한 미경산 및 경산 임신돈 중에서 선발한 총 60두의 순종 Landrace와 Yorkshire 공시돈을 저산자수 (low; <${\mu}$­0.5 SD)와 고산자수 (high; >${\mu}$ + 0.5 SD)-lines로 구분하여 2 (품종) ${\times}$ 2 (line) 요인분석 실험설계 하에 본 실험을 진행하였다. 공시돈은 분만시 모돈당 포유자돈수를 9두로 고정시키고, 3주령 이유시 비유량의 척도로서 총 이유자돈 체중을 측정하였다. 혈액 시료는 임신 90일과 분만 후 15일에 경정맥으로부터 채취하였다. 본 실험기간 중 산자수 및 본 실험기간까지의 평균 산자수는 high-line이 low-line보다 각각 3.7두와 2.4두 많았고 (P< 0.01), 두 품종간 산자수 차이는 없었다. 임신 90일 혈장의 IGF-II 농도는 low-line보다 high-line에서 높았다. 산자수는 임신 90일 IGF-I 농도와 Landrace에서는 부의 상관관계를 나타냈고 (r=－0.46; P<0.05), Yorkshire에서는 부의 상관관계 경향을 나타내어 (r=－0.31; P=0.09) 전체 공시돈에서는 이들 두 변수간 유의적인 부의 상관관계를 보였다 (r=－0.35; P< 0.01). 이유시 모돈당 총 이유자돈 체중은 두 품종간 혹은 두 lines간 차이가 없었다. 이유자돈 체중과 IGF 농도와의 관계는 품종 ${\times}$ 생리적인 생태 조합들간 일정한 경향을 나타내지 않았다. 이상의 결과는 임신 90일 IGF 농도가 임박한 분만시 산자수의 지표가 될 수 있는 가능성을 시사한다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.933-942
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• 2006

본 실험은 생봉독 처리가 돼지의 체액성 면역반응에 대한 생봉독의 효과를 조사하기 위하여 실시하였다. 혈중 Immunoglobulin(Ig) G, IgA, IgM의 농도에 미치는 생봉독의 효과를 조사하기 위하여 모돈 3두에서 생산한 자돈 20두(LY ×D)를 생봉독 처리군과 대조군으로 각각 10두씩 배치하였다. 생봉독 처리군은 출생시와 3일령에 교소혈 (GV-1), 해문혈(ST-25) 및 두구혈(CV-8), 6일령에 거세, 단미 창상부위에 생봉 1마리씩 직침 시술하였고, 대조군은 생리식염수 1ml를 동일한 혈위에 주입하였다. 혈중 Ig 농도 측정을 위하여 출생시와 3일, 7일, 14일 및 21일령에 채혈하여 Immunoturbidimetric method로 IgG, IgM, IgA를 측정하였다. 지표항원으로 사용한 돈 콜레라와 위축성비염 백신에 대한 생봉독의 항체 생성효과를 조사하기 위하여 모돈 5두에서 생산된 자돈 40두(LY×D)를 생봉독 처리군과 대조군으로 각각 20두씩 공시하였다. 생봉독 처리군은 출생시에 교소혈(Jiao-Chao, GV-1), 해문혈(Hai-Men, ST-25) 및 두구혈(Du-Kou, CV-8)에, 3일령에 단미 및 거세시술 시 창상부위에 생봉독을 처리하였고, 21일령 이유시에는 교소혈(GV-1)과 백회혈(Bai- Hui, GV-20)에 생봉독을 처리하였다. 지표항원으로 위축성비염 백신은 24일령과 44일령에 접종하였고 돈콜레라 백신은 44일령과 64일령에 각각 접종하였다. 항체가 분석용 혈액은 24, 34, 44, 54 및 74일령에 채혈하여 위축성비염은 시험관응집반응, 돈콜레라는 ELISA법에 의하여 항체가를 조사하였다. IgG 농도는 처리군에서 출생시 339.52, 3일령에 366.48, 7일령에 296.52, 14일령에 242.06, 21일령에는 219.06mg/dl이었고 대조군은 각각 347.10, 333.14, 243.28, 205.18 및 191.58mg/dl 이었다. 처리전(출생시)에는 처리군과 대조군간에 유의차가 없었으나 처리군의 IgG 농도가 대조군에 비하여 3일령 10.3% (P<0.02), 7일령에는 21.9% (P<0.01), 14일령에는 18.0% (P<0.07), 21일령에는 14.3(P<0.07) 더 높게 나타났다. IgA와 IgM의 농도는 전체기간동안 처리군과 대조군간에 유의차가 인정되지 않았다. 돈콜레라 virus에 대한 항체역가는 처리군에서 대조군에 비하여 24일령 때 57.0%(P<0.03), 34일령 때 74.6% (P<0.006), 44일령에 48.6% (P<0.017), 54일령 때 45.0% (P<0.16), 74일령 때 44.4%(P<0.006)가 유의하게 높은 것으로 나타났다. 위축성비염 원인균인 Bordetella bronchiceptica에 대한 항체역가는 처리군이 대조군에 비하여 34일령 때는 39.7%(P<0.002), 44일령 때 31.9% (P<0.02), 54일령 때에 33.4%(P<0.01), 74일령 때에는 57.3%(P<0.007)가 높게 나타나 접종일인 24일령을 제외하고 전체기간에 걸쳐 높은 항체수준을 보였다. 위의 결과를 종합해 볼 때 돼지에 대한 생봉독 처리는 면역기능향상 효과가 있는 것으로 사료된다. 이와 같은 결과를 볼 때 돼지에 대한 생봉독의 처리는 양돈 생산성면에서 생봉독 처리는 돼지의 생존율을 높이고, 증체량이 높았다는 조 등(2005)의 보고를 뒷받침하고 있어 양돈 산업발전에 기여할 것으로 사료된다.