꺽지의 식성 분석을 위해 금강에서 2016년 3월부터 12월까지 채집을 하였고 크기는 전장이 38∼70 mm, 71∼109 mm, 110 mm 이상 등 3개 집단으로 구분하였다. 먹이생물은 수서곤충에 속하는 하루살이목(Ephemeroptera), 잠자리목 (Odonata), 강도래목(Plecoptera), 딱정벌레목(Coleoptera), 파리목(Diptera), 날도래목(Trichoptera) 등과 어류 이었다. 꺽지는 수서곤충을 주로 섭식하였고 개체수에 있어 98.8%, 생체량은 55.8%, 상대중요성 지수는 97.1%로 대부분을 차지하였다. 식성은 육식성이었으며 먹이 섭취 특성과 형태는 Keenleyside의 분류를 적용하면 육식포식자(stalker)에 속하였다. 꺽지의 주요 먹이원은 하루살이류, 파리류, 날도래류 등이었고 잠자리류, 강도래류, 딱정벌레류, 어류 등은 희소하게 섭식하고 있었다. 꺽지는 체장이 증가함에 따라 섭식한 먹이의 생체량에 있어 하루살이류가 점진적으로 감소하였고 날도래류와 어류가 증가하는 먹이 전환이 발생 하였다. 딱정벌레류와 파리류는 큰 변동이 없이 일정하였다. 전반적으로 꺽지는 먹이생물의 구성이 계절에 따라 큰 변화는 없었다. 하천에 있어 꺽지의 자연증식과 서식지를 복원할 경우 주요 먹이원인 하루살이류, 파리류, 날도래류 등이 다량 서식할 수 있도록 조성하여야 한다.

Animals must maintain proper balance between energy intake and expenditure. Recently, we descovered the enzymaticco-factor tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) inhibits feeding in Drosophila. BH4 biosynthesis requires the sequential action of theconserved enzymes Punch, Purple, and Sepiapterin Reductase (Sptr). Although we observe increased feeding upon lossof Punch and Purple in the adult fat body, loss of Sptr must occur in the brain. We found Sptr expression is requiredin four adult brain neurons that express NPF, the fly homologue of the vertebrate appetite regulator NPY. Mechanistically,we found BH4 deficiency reduces NPF levels, while excess BH4 increases NPF accumulation without altering its expression.

Lepidoptera, one of the major herbivore groups on terrestrial ecosystems, have evolved various feeding habits on theirhostplants. Diversification of feeding habits has led to their success in the extant fauna. However, there have been limitedstudies scrutinizing evolutionary patterns of such diversification (Kaila et al., 2011; Regier et al., 2015; Sohn et al., 2016).Leaf-mining is the major form of lepidopteran endophagy, occurring in at least 34 families (Hering, 1951). Leaf miningis considered a primitive trait in Lepidoptera because it characterizes the basal (non-ditrysian) lineages, while the derivedDitrysia and Macrolepidoptera trend strongly toward external feeding (Connor & Taverner, 1997). In contrast, internalfeeding is restricted to relatively derived lineages in other insect orders. This contrasting pattern may be a key for understandingthe evolutionary history of Lepidoptera. We discuss this issue based on two lepidopteran leaf-mine fossils discovered lately.

귤나무속 과수의 주요 해충인 귤응애의 방제효과 극대화를 위해 괭이밥의 천적유지식물 적용 가능성을 검토하였다. 괭이밥을 지피식물로 조성한 처리구에서 일반 초생재배구에 비해 포식성 응애류 밀도가 평균 3배 이상 높게 나타났으며, 제초구에 비해 3.7배 낮은 귤응애 발생 밀도를 확인 할 수 있었다. 칠레이리응애는 괭이밥응애 알과 성충을 포식하지 못하였고, 사막이리응애는 일일 평균 괭이밥응애 알 1.96개와 암컷 성충 1.93개를 포식하였다. 온도 23 ± 1℃, 습도 70 ± 5%, 광조건 16L : 8D로 설정된 사육실에서 괭이밥응애 알에서 성충까지 17.4일이 소요되었으 며 77.5%의 부화율과 84.8%의 유충생존율을 확인하였다.

In attempt to avoid crop damage through wild bird’s picking, this study was designed with aim to evaluate several pre-sowing soybean seed coatings for optimum yield in corn-soybean mixed forage. It was investigated under four cropping treatments, viz. 1) corn sole, 2) corn mixed with soybean without any coating, 3) corn with iron coated soybean and 4) corn with thiram coated soybean. Each treatment had three replicates and corn sole was control treatment. Pioneer (P1184) and crossbred (PI483463 × Hutcheson) seeds were used for corn and soybean, respectively. The trial was conducted under randomized block design from 5th June to 23rd September, 2015. Data were an alyzed through ANOVA technique using SAS9.1.3 software. Results depicted that survivability of soybean against wild birds damage was found better (p<0.05) in thiram coating which was higher than iron coating and control treatment but later on thiram coating had adverse effects on subsequent growth of soybean plants. Corn stalk height was decreased (p<0.05) in thiram coating, whereas corn ear height was reduced in iron coating treatment. Iron coating enhanced (p<0.05) height of soybean plant (p<0.05) better than that of thiram coating. Soybean seed coatings didn’t influence dry matter yield and nutritive value in terms of total digestible nutrients yield in corn soybean mixed forage. Conclusively, although presowing thiram coating enhanced survivability of soybean plants against wild bird damage but had adverse effects on its subsequent growth. However, soybean seed coatings didn’t influence yield and nutritive value of corn soybean intercropping forage

This research was conducted to investigate the effects of feeding high and low forage diets with different forage sources on rumen fermentation characteristics and blood parameters of Holstein cows during the dry period. Eight Holstein cows were completely randomized assigned to two groups and repeated measurement was utilized in the analysis. Cows in two treatments were fed with diets with high (F:C = 70:30, 70F; forage source: mixed-sowing whole crop barley and Italian ryegrass silage, BIRG) and low (F:C = 55:45, 55F; forage source: tall fescue hay, TF) forage level. Rumen fluid pH was higher in 70F group. Levels of acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid showed a similar pattern: from the lowest value at 07:30 h to the highest at 10:30 h and then decreased in both groups. The ratio of acetic acid to propionic acid was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in 55F group at 09:30 and 10:30 h. Rumen fluid NH3-N concentrations were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in 70F group at 09:30 and 10:30 h. Blood urea nitrogen was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in 70F group. It was concluded that BIRG based diet with a high forage level had no adverse effects on rumen fermentation, some blood chemical parameters, and immune system in dry Holstein cows and could be used as a forage source instead of imported TF.

The feeding habits of larval (5.0~27.0 mm SL) Clupea pallasii were examined and 1,523 individuals were collected from November 2010 to March 2011 in the coastal water of Eastern Jinhae Bay, Korea. Larval C. pallasii were fed mainly on copepods that constituted 55.2% in IRI. Monogeneans were the second largest prey component, another prey items tintinnids, cladocerans and ostracoda. The results of analysis in ontogenetic changes exhibit high during the daytime, two small size classes (≤10 mm, 10~15 mm) mainly fed copepods. while the percentage of coperpods decreased, monogeneans ratio increased in 15~20 mm size class. Feeding rate in diel difference of larval C. pallasii were high during the daytime.

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of two different feeding systems on blood metabolites in Holstein heifers and analyze the economic impacts of the feeding systems. The following two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of feeding system on blood metabolite changes in Holstein heifers and analyze the economic impacts of the two systems. In experiment 1, the effects of two different feeding systems on cortisol, progesterone, and estradiol in Holstein heifers were examined. In experiment 2, the effects of two different feeding systems on the body weights of Holstein heifers and profitability of the two feeding systems were studied. Results showed that the pasture-raised heifers showed significantly decrease in the levels of blood cortisol (p<0.05) and increases in the levels of progesterone and estradiol (p>0.05) when compared with heifers raised in indoor feeding system. The average daily gain was significantly higher (p<0.05) in indoor-raised heifers (0.73 kg/day) as compared to pasture-raised heifers (0.58 kg/day). Also, 25.2% more profits were obtained from the pasture feeding system as compared to the indoor feeding system. These results together would be useful in the investigation of feeding system and growth performance in dairy cattle.

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of Chamaecyparis obtus extract to reduce odor emissions released from the swine feeding operations. Finisher pigs [Landrace × (Yorkshire × Duroc)] with an initial body weight averaging 50 kg were housed separately in two rooms with eighty eight pigs in each room at a swine feeding operation site. C. obtus extract was sprayed in the room by ceiling sprayer for one minute at twice per day during two months. Concentrations of odorous compounds from air in the room of the swine feeding operation were analyzed at four times during two months. Levels of butyric acid, valeric acid, i-butyric acid, ivaleric acid, skatole, methylmercaptan, and trimethylamine tended to decrease in C. obtus extract spray treatment group compared to the non-spray treatment group (P > 0.05). Odor activity values of butyric acid, valeric acid, skatole and trimethylamine were higher than other odorous compounds and decreased by 72%, 76%, 54% and 20%, respectively, in C. obtus extract spray treatment group compared to the non-spray group. Taken together, C. obtus extract showed an odor reducing capability in the air of a swine feeding operation suggesting that it possesses anti-bacterial properties as well as having a dust removal and masking effect.

Stable Isotope Analysis (SIA) of carbon and nitrogen is useful tool for the understanding functional roles of target organisms in biological interactions in the food web. Recently, mixing model based on SIA is frequently used to determine which of the potential food sources predominantly assimilated by consumers, however, application of model is often limited and difficult for non-expert users of software. In the present study, we suggest easy manual of R software and package SIAR with example data regarding selective feeding of crustaceans dominated freshwater zooplankton community. We collected SIA data from the experimental mesocosms set up at the littoral area of eutrophic Chodae Reservoir, and analyzed the dominant crustacean species main food sources among small sized particulate organic matters (POM, <50 μm), large sized POM (>50 μm), and attached POM using mixing model. From the results obtained by SIAR model, Daphnia galeata and Ostracoda mainly consumed small sized POM while Simocephalus vetulus consumed both small and large sized POM simultaneously. Copepods collected from the reservoir showed no preferences on various food items, but in the mesocosm tanks, main food sources for the copepods was attached POM rather than planktonic preys including rotifers. The results have suggested that their roles as grazers in food web of eutrophicated reservoirs are different, and S. vetulus is more efficient grazer on wide range of food items such as large colony of phytoplankton and cyanobacteria during water bloom period.

DC-EPG 시스템을 활용하여 애멸구(Laodelphax striatellus) 암컷 성충이 벼를 섭식하는 동안 발생되는 전기적 신호를 기록하고 분석하여, 벼멸구에서 보고된 것(Seo et al., 2009)과 같은 방식으로, np, L1, L2, L3, L4-a, L4-b, L5의 7 개 EPG 파형으로 구별하였다. 파형들의 모양과 발 생 패턴은 벼멸구(Nilaparvata lugens)와 매우 유사하였고, L4-b의 직전에는 반드시 L3와 L4-a가 연속된 순서로 나타났다. 감로는 L4-b에서 주기 적으로 분비되었다. 레이저 stylectomy 후 섭식부분의 미세절편을 관찰한 결과, 애멸구 구침의 끝이 L3와 L4-a, L4-b에서는 벼의 체관부 근처 또 는 체관부에서 관찰된 반면, L5에서는 물관부에서 관찰되었다. 레이저 stylectomy로 L4-b에서 잘려진 애멸구 구침의 절단부로부터 유일하게 벼 수액이 용출되었고, HPLC로 분석된 수액 안의 당 성분으로 식물의 체관부 탄수화물 이동태인 설탕(sucrose)만이 검출되었다. 이상의 관찰 결과 와 애멸구의 EPG 파형 전개 과정 분석을 통해, L1과 L2는 관다발 도달 전에 발생하는 구침을 찌르고 타액 분비가 동반된 구침의 이동 행동으로, L3와 L4-a는 체관부에서 섭식을 위해 사전에 준비하는 과정으로, L4-b는 체관부 수액을 흡즙하는 행동으로, 마지막으로 L5는 물관부에서 형성되 는 섭식행동으로 벼멸구와 유사하게 결론지었다.

This study has been carried out to identify larvae and to acquire useful biological information of insect larvae through rearing from 1997 to 2016 in HECRI(Holoce Ecosystem Conservation Research Institution). Total 148 species belonging to 16 families were collected and 45 species belonging to 12 families identified. Among identified species monophagous caterpillars dependent on maple tree were 16 species belonging to 6 families, polyphagous 29 species belonging to 9 families. The dominant family is Geometridae(50 species), second is Noctuidae(26 species) and followed by Tortricidae(18 species).

This study investigated the effect on body length, body width, body weight and mortality of larva white-spotted flower chafers(Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis) that the feeds as a secondary feed aloe, apple, banana, persimmon and sweet pumpkin being sold on the market. Weight of larvae increased the most in a sweet pumpkin 2,966 mg, and was followed by banana and persimmon. Weight increased in the aloe the control as the lowest in 2,179 ~ 2,127 mg. It fed the sweet pumpkin showed the highest cumulative increase of 240% in the body length then the persimmon was a cumulative increase of 232%. It fed the sweet pumpkin showed the highest cumulative increase of 254% in the body width and the lowest cumulative increase of 232% was the control. It fed the sweet pumpkin showed the highest cumulative increase of 240% in the body weight then the persimmon, banana, apple in order. Mortality showed most of the high mortality rate of 19.8% in the sweet pumpkin and apple and banana and the lowest mortality rate showed a mortality rate of 13.2% in the control. Although these results sweet pumpkin, persimmon and banana are expected higher utilization as a secondary feed, it should be reviewed in various feeding ways how to reduce the changes of the artificial breeding environment.

본 실험은 포유기 사료 급여 기간의 변화가 포유 모돈의 생리적 변화와 번식 능력에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 수행되었다. 평균체중 256.15 ± 4.39kg의 F1 모돈(Yorkshire × Landrace) 30두를 공 시하였으며, 완전임의배치법에 따라 3처리구에 배치하였다. 각 처리구는 1) L0-5: 임신기 110일령부터 이유시까지 포유모돈 사료를 급여, 2) L0: 분만일부터 이유시까지 포유모돈 사료를 급여, 3) L0+5: 분 만 5일 후부터 이유시까지 포유모돈 사료를 급여 하였다. 포유기에는 모돈들에게 사료를 무제한 급여 하였으며, 실험결과 사료의 변화 시기는 모돈의 체중 및 등지방 두께에 유의적인 영향을 미치지 못하였 다. 사료섭취량에 있어서 분만일부터 이유시까지 포유돈 사료를 섭취한 모돈이 수치적으로 가장 높았지 만 처리구간 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 산자수, 자돈의 체중 및 유성분에 있어서도 처리구간 차이는 발견되지 않았다. 결론적으로 분만 5일전부터 5일후 사이에 포유돈 사료로 교체하는 것은 모돈 의 번식능력 및 포유능력에는 긍정적인 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 판단된다.

본 시험은 성 성숙기의 한우 암송아지 18두(14개월령, 평균체중 251kg)를 이용하여 저 수준의 농후사 료 급여에 따른 성장과 번식능력에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위하여 실시하였다. 공시축은 시판 한우 번 식우용 배합사료를 체중의 0.8%(T1) 및 1.2%(T2)씩 총 30개월(사양시험 20개월, 번식능력시험 10개월) 동안 섭취하였으며, 처리구당 9두를 2우리에 완전임의 배치를 하였다. 본 시험의 사양시험 결과를 한국 가축사양표준의 영양소 요구량과 비교해 볼 때, T1구에서 성장이 제대로 되지 못한 이유는 에너지 보다 는 단백질 섭취부족 때문인 것으로 나타났다. 공시축의 체형변화에서 저 영양수준으로 인하여 영향을 가장 많이 받는 부위는 흉폭과 체장이었으며 특히, 흉폭은 시험시작시보다도 종료시 측정치가 오히려 3.7% 작았다. 난소의 크기는 T1구가 T2구의 약 63%수준밖에 되지 않았으며, 수태율(33.3% : 77.8%)과 송아지의 생시체중(22.5kg : 29.5kg)도 T1구에서 심각하게 저하되었다. 따라서 한우번식우 사양에 있 어서 성성숙기 이후에도 에너지보다는 단백질 공급수준에 의해 사양성적 및 번식능력에 많은 영향을 끼 치는 것으로 나타났다.