본 연구는 산국 생균제가 비육후기 거세한우의 성장율과 육질에 미치는 효과를 조사하기 실시하였다. 거세한우 15두(565±17kg)를 시험구별 개시체중이 유사하도록 산국 생균제 무첨가구(CON), 농후사료의 0.2% 첨가구(LCB) 및 0.4% 첨가구(HCB)에 각 5두씩을 배치하고 150일간 사양시험을 실시하였다. 농후사료와 조사료를 8:2의 비율로 설정하고 생체중의 약 2.5%를 오전(8시)과 오후(5시)로 나누어 급여하였다. 미네랄 블록과 음수는 자유로이 섭취할 수 있도록 하였다. 사양시험 종료 후에는 모든 공시동물은 도축하여 도체특성을 조사하고 등심육을 채취하여 육질분석에 이용하였다. 개시체중과 종료체중은 처리구간 차이가 없었으나, 일당증체량, 사료섭취량 및 사료효율은 산국 생균제를 급여한 모든 시험구에서 대조구에 비해 개선되었다(p<0.05). 분 중 황화수소와 암모니아 가스는 시험구간 차이가 없었다. 신선육 관능평가에서 등심육의 육색은 산국 생균제를 급여한 시험구가 개선되었으나(p<0.05), 등심육의 물리화학적 특성과 기타 신선육 관능평가는 시험구간 차이가 없었다. 등심육의 지방산 조성은 산국 생균제를 급여한 시험구에서 C14:0과 C18:0 함량이 증가하였으며(p<0.05), HCB 시험구에서 C18:2n-6와 polyunsaturated fatty acid 함량은 HCB 시험구에서 가장 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 따라서 비육후기 거세한우에 산국 생균제를 0.4% 수준으로 급여하는 것은 사료효율 개선, 육색 및 등심육 지방산 품질개선에 유리할 것으로 사료된다.

본 연구는 미생물 첨가가 느타리버섯 폐배지의 영양소 함량, 발효특성 및 미생물상에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 수행하였다. 시험은 느타리버섯 폐배지에 미생물 무첨가구(CON), 고초균 첨가구 (Bacillus subtilis 2⨯1010 cfu/g; BS), 유산균 첨가구(Lactobacillus plantarum 2⨯1010 cfu/g; LP) 및 혼합균 첨가구(Bacillus subtilis : Lactobacillus plantarum = 1:1; BL)로 4 시험구를 설정하고 6일간 발효시켰다. 발효 직후 0, 1, 2, 4 및 6일에 시료를 채취하여 분석에 이용하였다. 발효 6일후 조단백질과 조지방 함량은 BS구에서 가장 높았다(P<0.05). NDF 함량은 LP구와 BL구에서, ADF 함량은 미생물을 첨가한 모든 시험구에서 높은(P<0.05) 반면, in vitro 건물소화율은 CON구가 높았다 (P<0.05). Lactate와 propionate 함량은 CON구와 BS구가 타 시험구에 비해 높았다(P<0.05). 한편 발효 0일에 유산균 함량은 BS구와 LP구에서 높았으며(P<0.05), 발효 1일에 유산균 함량은 LP구에서, 고초균 함량은 BL구에서 각각 높았다(P<0.05). 발효 2일에 lactate와 propionate 함량은 LP구와 BL구에서 타 시험구에 비해 높았다(P<0.05). 이상에서와 같이 BS 첨가는 발효과정 중 유기산 생성량 개선에는 유리하나 건물소화율에는 부정적인 영향을 미칠 것으로 사료된다.

Cell transplantation therapy using adult stem cells has recently been identified as a potential treatment for spinal cord injury (SCI). But, recovery after traumatic SCI is very limited. As dogs are physiologically much more similar to human compared with other traditional mammalian models in disease presentation and clinical responses, a number of researches demonstrated canis familiaris is a suitable model for human diseases. This study investigated the effect of transplantation of canine Mesenchymal Stem Cells (cMSC) and neural-induced cMSC (nMSC) to understand how these cells improve neurological function in canine SCI model. The differentiation of cMSC into neural precursor cells was induced in dulbecco’s modified eagle’s medium supplemented with N2-supplement, dibutyryl cyclic adenosine monophosphate, and butylated hydroxyanisole. SCI was induced between T1 and T2 by surgical hemi-section in adult dogs, and then assigned to two groups according to the applied cell types (cMSC vs nMSC). Pelleted cMSC or nMSC were transplanted directly into the injured site after SCI, respectively. Analysis of motor function after transplantation was evaluated by modified Olby score. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), histological and immunohistichemical analysis were also performed. Functional recovery in group of cMSC was increasing gradually after transplantation and was higher than nMSC. In MRI, we could not confirm any difference between the cMSC and nMSC experimental groups. Immunohistochemically, beta3-tubuline and nestin were observed in injury site of two experimental groups with the expression level close to non-injured groups. Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells could promote neuronal reconstruction and repair motor function in SCI. These showed mesenchymal stem cells could be a great candidate as a therapeutic tools in degeneration disease, and dogs could be used to explore human regenerative medicine as a promising animal model. This research was supported by iPET (Grants 110056032CG000), Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Republic of Korea.

Acteoside (verbascoside) is a typical phenylethanoid glycoside, extracted from various plants. It has various biological functions such as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammation, and anti-hypertension. Specially, it was powerful anti-oxidants either by direct scavenging of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, or by acting as chain-breaking peroxyl radical scavengers. We examined the role of acteoside in IVM medium on the morphological progress of meiosis, developmental competence, and ROS in porcine oocytes. And we investigated effect of acteoside on the oocytes condition represented by cytoplasmic maturation by homogeneous distribution and formation of cytoplasmic organelles and regulation of apoptosis-related genes. The selected COCs were cultured in TCM-199 with various concentration of acteoside: 0 (control), 10, 30, and 50 μM. After 22 h of maturation with hormones, the oocytes were washed twice in a fresh maturation medium before being cultured in hormone-free medium for additional 22 h. The oocytes maturation rates of supplemented with acteoside were no significantly different compared with control group (71.13, 75.96, 72.95 and 73.68%, respectively). Level of ROS was significantly decreased in acteoside treated group. Furthermore, the parthenogenetic blastocyst rate was significantly improved in 10 μM acteoside treated group compared with control group (40.03 vs. 22.95%). During IVM, 10 μM acteoside treated oocytes showed that the mitochondria and lipid droplet were smaller and homogeneous distribution in cytoplasm compare with non-treated control oocytes. And reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) witarthenogenetic blstocysts revealed that acteoside increased the anti-apoptoticgenes, otherwise reibued pro-apoptotic genes. In conclusion, our results represents that addition of acteoside to the IVM medium has a beneficial effect in physiology of porcine oocytes such as viability and activation, providing a improved method for porcine oocytes in vitro.