This study was conducted to determine the effect of horse manure compost application on Italian ryegrass (IRG) yield and volcanic ash soil characteristics. Because the number of horses in Korea is growing, the amount of horse manure is growing. Jeju island, where about 55 % of the horses live, is composed of volcanic ash soil. This study was conducted for about 7 months. Sowing was conducted on October 2019. Harvesting was conducted at heading stage(2020.5.). Five treatments were established based on the horse manure compost composition. These were 100 % chemical fertilizer (CF), the combination of 50 % horse manure and 50 % chemical fertilizer (combination), horse manure with 50 % nitrogen (HM 50 %), horse manure with 100 % nitrogen (HM 100 %), and horse manure with 150 % nitrogen (HM 150 %). The plant height and dry matter yield were investigated to determine the forage yield and the soil characteristics of pH, total nitrogen, available phosphate, and organic matter were analyzed. The plant heights in the CF, combination, and HM 150 % treatments were 147.8 cm, 144.3 cm, and 147.1 cm respectively (Table 2). Dry matter yield in the CF treatment was about 23,807 kg/ha, which tended to be the highest dry matter yield. HM 150 % and the combination treatment were about 18,804 and 18,455 kg/ha, respectively, which tended to be the highest dry matter yield of the treatments amended with horse manure compost. The dry matter yield of the HM 100 % and HM 50 % treatments was about 15,801 kg/ha and 14,446 kg/ha, respectively (Table 2). The pH of the surface soil tended to increase after the experiment. The soil pH of the HM 150 % treatment was significantly higher than the soil pH of the other treatments. The pH was affected by the amount of horse manure compost, with a pH of 8.1. The available phosphate in the treatments in which horse manure compost was added was higher than the available phosphate in the CF treatment. And the available phosphate in the HM 150 % treatment was significantly higher than the available phosphate in the other treatments (p < 0.05)(Table 3). These results suggest that 50 % horse manure should be applied to IRG as the basal fertilizer and the remaining 50 % should be chemical fertilizer as the top fertilizer. This can provide the proper IRG dry matter yield with less effect on volcanic ash soil.

This study was conducted to figure out the productivity of Italian ryegrass(IRG) and leaching water characteristics based on horse manure compost level in Jeju. This study was conducted for about six months. Six treatments were established : non-fertilizer(NF), chemical fertilizer 100%(CF), horse manure compost 50% and chemical fertilizer 50% combination(Combination), horse manure compost with 50% of nitrogen (50%), 100% of nitrogen(100%), 150% of nitrogen(150%). The highest amount of dry matter yield of IRG was revealed in CF(11,965± 564 kg/ha), and both 150% and Combination were second(p<0.05). Nitrate leaching tended to increase until the third analysis and then decreased. There were not significantly differences among mean nitrate concentrations. The findings of the study suggest that horse manure compost with 50% of nitrogen be applied for IRG as basal fertilization and then 50% of chemical fertilizer be applied as top fertilization.

This study was to investigate the effect of the horse grazing intensity on the vegetation of the S. quelpaertensis, and the physiological changes of the horse. This experiment was conducted at the community of the S. quelpaertensis (altitude of 550m) with the grazing intensity of 1.0AU(500kg), 1.5AU(750kg) and 2.0AU(1,000kg) at 30m × 30m for one week, and then the growth characteristics of the S. quelpaertensis, the changes of the vegetation, the damages on trees and the changes in the physiological characteristics of the horses was investigated and compared before and after the horse grazing. As the results, the 2.0AU grazing land showed that the culm number had the inverse correlation (r=-0.902, P〈0.01) to the other lands and the species diversity index of lower-level vegetation showed the correlation (r=0.773, P〈0.01) as increasing the grazing intensity.

본 실험은 제주산마의 개별 사양과 군집 사양이 생산성, 생리적 특성 그리고 말고기 등심근 부위의 특성에 미치는 영향에 대하여 알아보았다. 시험축은 44개월 이상의 제주산마 16두를 공시하였으며, 처리구는 개별 사양 8두, 군집 사양 8두로 나누어 실험을 진행하였다. 농후사료는 체중의 2.5%를 1일 4회에 나누어 급여하였으며 조사료와 물은 무제한 급여하였다. 총 농후사료 섭취량은 개별 사양은 1,358.49kg 군집 사양은 1,309.34kg이었다. 농후사료 일일 평균 섭취량은 개별 사양, 군집 사양에서 각각 16.56kg, 15.96kg으로 유의적인 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 총 증체량은 개별 사양 시 66.00kg이었고 군집 사양 시 53.37kg이었으며, 일일 증체량은 개별 사양과 군집 사양에서 각각 0.79kg 0.64kg이었다. 개별 사양이 군집 사양보다 총 증체량과 일일 증체량에서 높은 수치를 나타냈지만 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다(p>0.05). 말의 생리적 이상을 확인할 수 있는 지표인 직장온도는 개별 사양이 군집 사양보다 높은 수치를 나타냈지만 처리구간 유의적인 차이도 나타나지 않았다(p>0.05). 장내 pH는 개별 사양과 군집 사양 처리구 모두에서 정상 범위보다 낮은 경향을 나타냈으며 12주차에는 군집 사양에서 개별 사양보다 유의적으로 낮은 수치를 나타냈지만(p<0.05), 산통 증상은 나타나지 않았다. 등심근 내 일반 성분에서 단백질과 조회분은 처리구별로 차이가 나타나지 않았으나(p>0.05) 지방 함량은 개별 사양에서 7.83%, 군집 사양에서 5.65%를 나타내어 개별 사양 시 등심근 내 지방 함량이 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 이를 통해 개별 사양이 군집 사양보다 비육 효과가 우수함을 확인할 수 있었다. 그 외 등심근의 관능 특성과 육색 특성은 처리에 따른 차이를 보이지 않았다. 말의 개별 사양 시 산통 지표로 알려진 장내 pH 수치가 군집 사양보다 정상 수치에 가깝고 등심근 내 지방 함량도 개별 사양이 우수하게 나타나 제주산마 비육시 개별 사양 형태로 농후사료 2.5%의 급여하는 것이 제주산마의 비육 방법으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

본 연구는 농후사료의 급여 횟수에 따른 제주산마의 체중변화 및 산통에 미치는 효과를 구명하기 위하여 수행되었다. 공시축으로 36개월 내외의 제주산마를 공시하였으며, 농후사료를 체중의 2.5%로 2회, 3회, 4회로 급여한 후 체중 변화 및 생리적 변화와 혈액 특성을 조사하였다. 총 증체량은 농후사료 일일 2회 급여구에서 55.80kg, 3회 급여구에서 54.40kg, 4회 급여구에서 63.00kg을 나타내 유의적인 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 일당 증체량은 농후사료 일일 2회, 3회, 4회 급여구에서 각각 0.69kg, 0.67kg, 0.78kg을 나타내어 일일 2, 3회 급여구보다 4회 급여구에서 일일 증체량이 높은 경향을 나타냈으나 유의적인 차이는 없었다(p>0.05). 모든 처리구에서 직장온도는 정상 범위보다 높은 경향을 보였고, 분 pH는 정상 범 위보다 낮았으나 12주차에 모든 처리구에서 6.0보다 높아지는 경향을 보였다. 모든 처리구에서 높은 직장 온도와 낮은 분 pH를 보였지만 산통 증상은 나타나지 않았는데 이는 품종에 따른 차이에 의한 것으로 사료된다. 산통 지표로 알려진 피브리노겐과 질병 발생의 지표로 알려진 백혈구는 정상 범위 내에 있었고 시험 기간 동안 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다(p>0.05). 결론적으로 제주산마에게 일반적인 농후사료 급여량보다 높은 양인 체중의 2.5%의 농후사료를 급여할 경우, 여러 번에 나누어 주는 것이 산통 발생 방지 및 소화에 도움이 될 것으로 가정했으나 급여 횟수에 따른 증체량, 혈액, 생리적 특성의 차이는 나타나지는 않았다. 결론적으로 제주산마에게 체중의 2.5% 농후사료를 12주간 2회, 3회, 4회 급여하는 것에 따른 생산성 및 산통 발생에 차이가 없어 노동력의 투입을 감안했을 때 2회로 나누어 주는 것이 유리할 것으로 사료된다.

Purpose The Jeju black cattle are a type of traditional Korean native cattle with a characteristic black fur that covers the entire body. The Jeju black cattle are rare breed and designated as national natural monuments in 2013. It is necessary to improve reproductive techniques for the preservation and proliferation of Jeju black cattle. Methionine acts as a precursor amino acid for glutathione in protection of cells from oxidative damage, and plays a vital role in detoxification. Low sperm motility causes infertility because when sperm do not have progressive motility, it was unable to reach the ovum. The purpose on this study was to investigate whether intake of L-methionine improves sperm motility and fertility. Materials and Methods 6 Jeju black cattles over 10 years of age are raised in Subtropical Livestock Research Institute, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA. 6 Jeju black cattles was fed with L-methionine with 10g/day during 6 weeks. Semen of Jeju black cattle were collected by artificial vaginal technique. Collected sperm was diluted with AndroMed® extender and cryopreserved in 0.5 ml French straws. Fresh and freeze-thawed sperm viability and motility were evaluated by CASA. Results The viability and progressive motility of fresh spermatozoa(live spermatozoa means: from 74.41% to 80.22%, progressive motility means: from 80.60% to 95.40%) and freeze-thawed spermatozoa(live spermatozoa means: from 51.26% to 62.05%, progressive motility: from 29.68% to 45.44%) incresed after L-methionine ingestion. Conclusion The intake of L-methionine in genetically valuable cattle over 10 years of age seems to be useful for improving sperm function.

Mycoplasma spp. are extracellular bacteria that colonize on the respiratory epithelium of humans and animals. It is a causative agent of pneumonia commonly complicated by opportunistic infectious bacteria. Mycoplasma spp. infection cause relatively mild disease in the absence of environmental stressors, but when complicated by secondary bacterial invaders the resultant disease can cause obvious clinical disease and severe production losses in intensively reared pigs Mycoplasma spp. are highly fastidious bacteria, difficult to culture and slow growing. Many species of Mycoplasma spp. are important pathogens causing respiratory infection in animals and known to induce huge economic losses. The aims of the present study were to develop a rapid isolation and culture method of wild type Mycoplasma spp. in pigs. We used Mycoplasma spp. genus specific direct PCR without DNA extraction procedure using PhireⓇ Animal Tissue Direct PCR Kit from the lung tissues with pneumonia lesions. Therefore, we could save the time for tissue processing and increase the accuracy of Mycoplasma spp. inclusion prediction in lung tissues. Thereafter, we used the optimized media to isolate and culture Mycoplasma spp. As the results, Mycoplasma spp. could be isolated and cultured quickly and efficiently. These results could provide an efficient strategy and method for the rapid and accurate isolation and culture of wild type Mycoplasma spp. in pigs.

This study was conducted to determine the effect of pentoxifylline levels on sperm motility, survival rate, sperm membrane integrity of frozen semen and fresh-extended equine semen in Jeju cross-bred horses. As a result of sperm characteristic comparison depending on pentoxifylline levles at 30 minutes post-thaw, the progressive motilities were 53.25±2.87 (4mM pentoxifylline) and 50.28±2.14 (8mM pentoxifylline) and significantly higher compared to the control group(40.09±5.15) and other treatment group (16mM pentoxifylline, 41.27± 2.82). The progressive fast motility were 22.44±1.62 (4mM pentoxifylline,) and 22.74±3.07 (8mM pentoxifylline) and significantly higher compared to the control group (13.47±1.48) and other treatment group (16mM pentoxifylline, 14.66±3.68) (p<0.05). As a result of sperm characteristic comparison depending on pentoxifylline levles at 30 minutes post-thaw were 68.96±1.64 (4mM pentoxifylline) and 67.90±6.72 (8mM pentoxifylline) and significantly higher compared to the control group (53.48±4.84) and other treatment group (16mM pentoxifylline, 58.14±2.65) (p<0.05). In conclusion, these results suggest that treatment groups with 4mM and 8mM pentoxifylline were higher compare to equine seperm mobility and the control group and treatment groups with more than 16mM pentoxifylline has a negative effect on sperm characteristics. After thawing, the total motility in post-thawed equine sperm has increased by 10 percent for 1 hour. these results suggest that pentoxifylline contributes to the improvement of the equine sperm motility and characteristics in post-thawed semen.

Mycoplasma (M.) felis and M. canis is related with pneumonia or conjunctivitis in domestic cats and several diseases in a variety of other animals, including lower respiratory tract disease or pleuritis. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays has been reported as an easy and useful method. It could be conducted even on nasal swab samples as a non-invasive rapid testing tools for large numbers of Mycoplasma species. However, PCR assays have to conduct multiple assays because of a lot of Mycoplasma species. Therefore, it need to perform several tests and reveal time consuming procedures. In this study, we developed a sensitive and specific multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay that detects simultaneously two species like as M. felis and M. canis. The simultaneous detection of M. felis and M. canis primers were used to differentiate two mycoplasma species. The target DNA fragments were specifically amplified M. felis and M. canis PCR with 16S ribosomal DNA primers. Single and mixed Mycoplasma species DNA templates were submitted to validate the specificity of the multiplex PCR. The corresponding specific DNA products were amplified for each pathogen. The detection limit of the developed multiplex PCR is 102 pg with M. felis and M. canis DNA. Furthermore, the developed multiplex PCR detected successfully M. felis in feline nasal specimens. The multiplex PCR assay provides a novel tool for simultaneous detection and differentiation of M. felis and M. canis in cats.

Infection with Helicobacter pylori leads to gastritis, peptic ulcers and gastric cancer. Moreover, when the gastric mucosa is exposed to H. pylori, gastric mucosal inflammatory cytokine interleukin-8 (IL-8) and reactive oxygen (ROS) species increase. Tribulus terrestris L. is an annual creeping herb of the family Zygophyllaceae. In this study, the effect of Tribulus terrestris L. fruits extract (TTE) extract on H. pylori-infected human gastric epithelial cells was examined. Cell viability was determined by the tetrazolium salt reduction method using WST-1 according to the manufacturer's instructions. AGS cells were pretreated with TTE extract for 24 hrs followed by H. pylori infection for up to 24 hrs. IL-8 secretion in AGS cells was measured by ELISA. The extract yield of the fruits of Tribulus terrestris with 50% ethanol was 20.60%. We analyzed TFE composition by LC. The concentration of Protodioscin in TFE was 310 μg/mL. It was confirmed that exposure to 100 μg/mL of TTE had no significant effect on cell proliferation at the concentrations examined (12.5–200 μg/mL). It was therefore concluded that TTE at these concentrations had no cytotoxic effects on AGS cells and could be used in this study. Pretreatment of H. pylori-infected AGS cells with 12.5, 25, 50 and 100 μg/mL of TTE for 24 hrs significantly decreased IL-8 production by 12.5%, 25%, 27.5% and 50%, respectively, compared to H. pylori-infected cells without TTE. In this study, we found that TTE inhibited H. pylori-induced IL-8 secretion, thus augmenting their benefit in regard to protection of gastric epithelial cells. This study suggests that ingestion of these plant extracts could have therapeutic implications for patients with H. pylori induced gastritis and duodenal ulcer.

This article provides a review of research published since 1990 on the beneficial effects and current situation of animal assisted education. Animal Assisted Education (AAE) is goal-directed interventions designed to promote improvement in cognitive functioning of the person(s) involved and in which a specially trained dog-handler team is an integral part of the educational process. AAE is directed and/or delivered by an educational professional with education, licensure, and specialized expertise and within the scope of education. AAE may be provided in a variety of settings, may be group or individual in nature and may be implemented for persons of any age. There are specific educational goals for each individual involved and the process is documented and evaluated. Future research employing more rigorous designs and systematically building upon a clearly defined line of inquiry is needed to advance our knowledge on the potential beneficial effects of the education programs trough animal-assisted intervention with animals.