• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.1638-1643
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• 2014

This study was conducted to compare carcass characteristics and physico-chemical meat quality in two different genotype ducks raised under identical feeding and rearing conditions. A total of ninety 1-d-old Korean native ducks (KND, n = 45) and commercial meat-type ducks (Grimaud, n = 45) were fed same experimental diets during 56 d and 42 d, respectively to obtain similar slaughter weights. The experimental diet for starter period contained 20% crude protein (CP) and 2,900 kcal nitrogen corrected true metabolizable energy (TMEn)/kg of diet and that for grower period contained 17% CP and 3,050 TMEn/kg of diet. Average daily gain and feed efficiency of KND were inferior to those of commercial meat-type ducks (p<0.05). Carcass weight was not different between two genetically different ducks, but carcass yield of KND was significantly higher (p<0.05) than that of commercial meat-type ducks. There were no significant differences in cooking loss and pH of breast meat between two genetically different ducks, but water holding capacity of KND was significantly higher than that of commercial meat-type ducks. The linoleic acid and total polyunsaturated fatty acid of breast meat from KND were significantly higher (p<0.05) than the corresponding part from commercial meat-type ducks. Significant differences were detected in water holding capacity and the content of linoleic acid and polyunsaturated fatty acid, which were significantly higher in KND, whereas growth performance tended to be superior in commercial ducks. At the market weight, the meat from KND was judged to have better qualities with regard to higher water holding capacity and greater content of polyunsaturated fatty acid compare with meat from commercial meat-type duck.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2013

Paddy rice is rarely used as a feed because of its high fiber content. In this study, two experiments were conducted to study the effects of supplementing an enzyme complex consisting of xylanase, beta-glucanase and cellulase, to paddy-based diets on the performance and nutrient digestibility in meat-type ducks. In the both experiments, meat-type ducks (Cherry Valley) were randomly assigned to four treatments. Treatment 1 was a basal diet of corn-soybean; treatment 2 was a basal diet of corn-paddy-soybean; treatment 3, had enzyme complex added to the corn-paddy-soybean basal diet at levels of 0.5 g/kg diet; and treatment 4, had enzyme complex added to the corn-paddy-soybean diet at levels of 1.0 g/kg diet. The results showed that the enzyme complex increased the ADG, and decreased the ADFI and F/G significantly (p<0.05) in the ducks, and the ADFI for the ducks fed the corn-paddy-soybean diet showed no difference compared to the ducks fed corn-soybean diets at all stages of the experiment (p<0.05). When corn was partially replaced by paddy, the digestibility of CP and NDF was decreased and increased, respectively (p<0.05), and the level of enzyme complex had a significant effect on both CP and NDF digestibility (p<0.05). As for the AME, addition of enzyme complex increased it significantly (p<0.05), but both diet types and levels of enzyme complex had no effect (p>0.05). The outcome of this research indicates that the application of enzyme complex made up of xylanase, beta-glucanase, and cellulase, in the corn-paddy-soybean diet, can improve performance and nutrition digestibility in meat-type ducks.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.423-431
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• 2010

본 시험은 토종오리와 육용오리의 교배 조합이 부분육 비율과 육질에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위해 수행하였다. 토종오리와 육용오리의 교배 조합으로 발생된 4처리구의 오리 360수를 평사에서 사육하고, 일정 주령(A, B, C 8주령, D 6주령)에 도달하였을 때 각 처리구에서 암수 각각 9수씩 선별하였다. 교배 조합 방법은 토종오리(female)$\times$토종오리(male), 육용오리(female)$\times$토종오리(male), 토종오리(female)$\times$육용오리(male), 육용오리(female)$\times$육용오리(male)의 4처리구를 각각 A, B, C, D로 하였다. 선별된 개체들은 도압(屠鴨)하여 부분육 비율을 측정하고, 오리고기의 이화학적 성상과 관능검사를 실시하였다. 날개와 목 부위의 비율은 D 처리구가 가장 낮았으며(P<0.05), 가슴 부위는 B 처리구에서 가장 높았다(P<0.05). 다리 부위는 처리구간 차이가 없었으며, 부분육을 제외한 부위는 A, B, D 처리구에서 C 처리구에 비해 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05). 오리고기의 pH는 처리구간 차이가 없었으나(P>0.05), 지방, 단백질 함량은 B 처리구가 가장 높았으며(P<0.05), 콜라겐 함량은 D 처리구가 가장 높았다(P<0.05). 오리고기의 육색과 물리학적 성상(전단력, 가열 감량, 보수력)은 처리구간 차이가 없었다(P>0.05). 오리고기의 관능검사는 다즙성에서 D 처리구가 가장 높았으나(P<0.05), B와 D 처리구 사이에는 유의적 차이가 없었다. 따라서 토종오리와 육용오리의 교배 조합은 이화학적 성상이나 관능검사의 개선 효과가 뚜렷하지 않지만 가슴육 수율 향상에 영향을 주는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.341-347
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• 2013

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of early diet dilution with 40% rice hull on growth performance, carcass characteristic and composition of meat-type ducks, and to reveal the possible mechanism for decreased body fat deposition. 160 1-day-old White Peking ducks with initial body weight of $44.5{\pm}1.0$ g were allotted to two treatments with 8 replicate pens per treatment and 10 ducks per pen (5 male and 5 female). Ducks were fed with the experimental starter diets diluted with 0% (control, RH0), 40% rice hull (RH40) during 8 to 14 d of age, respectively. Thereafter, all ducks were fed with grower diet. Ducks fed with RH40 diet from 8 to 14 d of age increased (p<0.05) feed intake, decreased (p<0.05) body weight, body weight gain and adjusted feed intake (excluded rice hull), abdominal fat, skin with fat, and fat content in carcass, and reduced (p<0.05) activities of hepatic malic dehydrogenase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and fatty acid synthetase. When diet dilution was withdrawn in the re-fed period from 15 to 42 d of age, full compensatory growth of body weight, breast meat and leg meat weight were attained. However, ducks were still less (p<0.05) carcass fat content and showed continually lower (p<0.05) hepatic lipogenic enzyme activities at the market age in RH40 ducks than the control. These results indicated that diluting diet with 40% rice hull during 8 to 14 d of age might be a suitable method to improve feed efficiency, and to reduce carcass fat deposition in the production of meat-type ducks.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.79-85
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• 2015

One-day-old Cherry valley meat-strain ducks were used to investigate the effect of supplemental dried oregano powder (DOP) in feed on the productivity, antioxidant enzyme activity, and breast meat quality. One hundred sixty five ducks were assigned to 5 dietary treatments for 42 days. The dietary treatment groups were control group (CON; no antibiotic, no DOP), antibiotic group (ANT; CON+0.1% Patrol), 0.1% DOP (CON+0.1% DOP), 0.5% DOP (CON+0.5% DOP), and 1.0% DOP (CON+1.0% DOP). Upon feeding, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity of oregano extracts was higher than that of tocopherol, although it was less than that of ascorbic acid. As a result of in vivo study, DOP in the diet showed no effects on final body weight, feed intake, or feed conversion ratio. However, dietary 0.5% and 1% DOP supplementation caused a significant increase in the serum enzyme activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) compared with CON and ANT, while glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in tissue was increased as compared to ANT (p<0.05). Cooking loss from ducks fed with DOP decreased compared with the control ducks. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) values of duck breast meat at 5 d post slaughter was found to be significantly reduced in ducks whose diets were supplemented with 0.5% and 1% DOP (p<0.05). These results suggest that diets containing 0.5% and 1% DOP may beneficially affect antioxidant enzyme activity of GPx and SOD, improve meat cooking loss, and reduce TBARS values in breast meat at 5 d of storage in ducks.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.843-848
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• 2017

Objective: This experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of a corn- or cassava- based diet on the production of meat-type ducks. Methods: Four hundred day-old ducks were used in this experiment. They were divided into five groups with each group replicated eight times. The ducks fed the corn-based diets served as the control group. The four other groups comprised different treatments, with each one given the cassava-based diet based on phase-feeding. Three treatments were fed the cassava-based diet from 16, 28, and 35 d; respectively up to 42 d of age and the other group was fed the cassava-based diet from 1 to 42 d of age. Results: The results indicated that ducks on either the corn- or cassava-based diets were similar in growth during 1 to 9 d of age. However, toward 35 to 42 d, the cassava-diet produced a higher weight gain (p<0.05). The cassava-based diet was better than the corn-based diet at increasing the outer and inner breast weights at 28, 35, or 42 d (p<0.05). In contrast, the corn-based diet was better at increasing abdominal fat (p<0.05). The two diets did not differ in their effects on the serum triglyceride, cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, very-low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, and liver cholesterol. The corn-based diet, however, caused a highly significantly greater level of liver triglyceride (p<0.01). Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that both the cassava- and corn- based diets are similar in their effect on meat-type ducks during the starter stage but toward the finisher stage, the cassava-based diet has a better influence on weight gain and carcass characteristics.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.416-423
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• 2020

Objective: This study examined the effects of divergence in residual feed intake (RFI) on expression profiles of key genes related to lipid transport in the liver and duodenal epithelium and their associations with feed efficiency traits in meat-type ducks. Methods: A total of 1,000 male ducks with similar body weight (1,042.1±87.2 g) were used in this study, and their individual RFI was calculated from 21 to 42 d of age. Finally, the 10 highest RFI (HRFI) and 10 lowest RFI (LRFI) ducks were chosen for examining the expression of key genes related to lipid transport in the liver and duodenal epithelium using quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Results: In the liver, expression levels of albumin (ALB), CD36 molecule (CD36), fatty acid hydroxylase domain containing 2 (FAXDC2), and choline kinase alpha (CHKA) were significantly higher in LRFI ducks than in HRFI ducks (p<0.01); negative correlations (p<0.05) between expression levels of ALB, CD36, FAXDC2, and CHKA and RFI were detected in the liver. Additionally, ALB expression was strongly positively correlated (p<0.05) with CD36, FAXDC2, CHKA, and apolipoprotein H (APOH) expression in the liver. In duodenal epithelium, we found that mRNA levels of ALB, CD36, FAXDC2, and APOH were significantly higher in LRFI ducks than in HRFI ducks (p<0.01); RFI was strongly negatively correlated (p<0.05) with ALB, FAXDC2, and APOH expression, while ALB expression was strongly positively correlated with APOH expression (p<0.01) in duodenal epithelium. Furthermore, expression levels of both ALB and FAXDC2 genes were significantly associated with feed conversion ratio and RFI in both liver and duodenal epithelium (p<0.05). Conclusion: Our findings therefore suggest that ALB and FAXDC2 genes might be used as potential gene markers designed to improve feed efficiency in future meat-type duck breeding programs.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.293-300
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• 2002

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of the supplemental Bamboo vinegar on production and meat quality of broiler ducks for 35 days. One hundred broiler ducks were divided into 4 groups of 25 ducks. Dietary levels of bamboo vinegar 0%, 1%, 2% and 4% were added to experimental diets ot each of the groups. The wei핌t gain and feed intake of ducks f3d with supplemental bamboo vinegar significantly high compared to those of the control. The carcass rate of the ducks fed with supplemental Bamboo vinegar 1% and 2% were increased compared to that of control, but the ducks fed with 4% treatment was decreased in carcass rate. The lipid and cholesterol content of breast meat of the ducks f3d bamboo vinegar 2% and 4% were significantly decreased (P<0.05). The color values in redness and yellowness were increased by supplemental Bamboo vinegar. Palmitic acid of fatty acid composition in breast meat was decreased by supplemental bamboo vinegar groups, whereas linoleic acid was increased, this difference was especially observed in supplemental Bamboo vinegar 2% (P<0.05). The odor, appearance and taste of sensory evaluation were improved by supplemental bamboo vinegar, especially in supplemental bamboo vinegar 1% and 2% (P<0.05). The results of this study indicate that the supplemental bamboo vinegar 1% and 2% may improve the production and meat quality of broiler ducks.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2013

본 시험은 본 시험은 토종오리 대형종의 생산지수, 도체수율 및 육질을 주령에 따라 평가하여 적정 출하시기를 구명하고자 수행하였다. 공시동물은 국립축산과학원에서 보유하고 있는 토종오리 대형종에서 발생된 병아리 90수로서 15수씩 6칸으로 나누고, 육용오리 사료를 이용하여 8주 동안 사양하였다. 일정 주령(6주령, 7주령 및 8주령)에 도달하였을 때 각각의 주령을 처리구로 하고, 칸 당 2수씩을 도압(屠鴨)하여 처리구당 6반복, 반복 당 2수씩 총 36수의 도체 수율, 부분육 비율 그리고 육질을 조사하였다. 생존율은 주령에 따른 차이가 없었으나, 체중은 6주령에 비해 7주령과 8주령에서 높았다(P<0.05). 사료 요구율은 6주령, 7주령 및 8주령에 각각 2.25, 2.69 및 3.21로 주령 사이에서 유의적인 차이가 있었다(P<0.05). 생산지수는 6주령, 7주령, 8주령에 각각 256.6, 199.8 및 153.0으로 주령에 따라 유의적인 차이가 있었다(P<0.05). 도체 수율은 8주령에 73.5%이었으며 6주령과 7주령에 비해 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 가슴육의 비율은 주령이 지날수록 높아졌다(P<0.05). 명도($L^*$)는 6주령, 7주령 및 8주령에 각각 41.8, 39.0, 38.1로 6주령에서 7주령과 8주령에 비해 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 적색도($a^*$)는 주령에 관계없이 일정하게 유지되었으며, 황색도($b^*$)는 8주령에 가장 높게 나타나는 것으로 나타났다(P<0.05). 가열 감량은 6주령에 31.6으로 가장 높았으며, 주령이 지남에 따라 감소하였다. 전단력은 6, 7, 8주령의 비교에서 유의적인 차이가 없었으며, 보수력은 6주령에 비해 8주령에 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. pH는 6, 7, 8주령에 각각 5.84, 5.99, 6.01로 6주령에서 가장 낮게 나타났으며(P<0.05), 7주령과 8주령의 pH는 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 수분함량은 주령이 지남에 따라 유의적으로 감소하였으며(P<0.05), 지방함량은 8주령에 1.88%로 가장 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 단백질의 함량은 주령의 경과에 따라 유의적으로 높아져서 8주령에는 20.9%로 나타났다(P<0.05). 회분 함량은 6주령에 비해 7주령과 8주령에 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 다즙성, 연도 및 향미는 주령에 따른 유의차는 없었다. 결론적으로, 6주령에 비해 7주령과 8주령 사이의 육질 특성이 우수하며, 7주령과 8주령의 출하체중이 유사하기에 7주령 이후가 출하시기로 적절하다고 사료되나, 아직 확정짓기에는 부족한 점이 많기 때문에 더욱 많은 연구가 필요하다고 하겠다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.706-713
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• 2003

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of dietary FERMKIT, a commercial toxin binder consisting of probiotic-fermented natural product containing chitin, chitosan and chitosan oligosaccharides ($FERMKITO^{(R)}$, EASY-BIO SYSTEM, Inc., Korea), in binding aflatoxin (AF) and zearalenone (ZEN) and ameliorating their mycotoxicity in meat type ducks. FERMKIT was supplemented to AF contaminated diets (at 120 ppb) at either 0.3 or 0.6% in experiment 1 and to ZEN contaminated diets (at 150 ppb) at 0.6% in experiment 2. In experiment 1 body weight gains were reduced by 37% and mortality was increased by 18% in ducks fed diet contaminated with AF at 120 ppb compared to ducks fed control diet (<10 ppb AF) for the 4-wk experimental period. However, dietary FERMKIT supplementation effectively alleviated overall toxicity induced by AF. The significant treatment-related changes in feather growth, web-toe hemorrhage, leg deformity, liver paleness, organ weights, hematological values and serum biochemical values, as compared to the control, were observed. The FERMKIT supplementation significantly diminished the adverse effects of AF and restored all the parameters measured back (<0.05) toward the control values. These findings indicated that FERMKIT, when added at the levels of 0.3 or 0.6% in the 120 ppb AF diets, could modulate the toxicity of AF with percentage sorption capacity of 52.70% at the level 0.3% and 79.85% at the level 0.6% of the diets (experiment 1). In experiment 2, FERMKIT, when added at 0.6% to the 150 ppb ZEN diets for the 4-wk experimental period, diminished the toxicity as shown by body weight gain, weights of testicles, oviducts, Bursa of Fabricius and cloaca eversion score as compared with the controls (<10 ppb ZEN) and 150 ppb ZEN diet with no added FERMKIT. The findings indicated that FERMKIT could be protective against the effects of ZEN in young growing ducks with percentage sorption capacity of 67.11% as evaluated from toxicity index parameter measured when added at 0.6% of the diets containing 150 ppb ZEN.