The vomeronasal organ (VNO) is critical for reproduction and social behavior in ruminants, including cattle. The present study examined the structure of the VNO and its epithelial cells in neonatal and adult Korean native cattle (Hanwoo), Bos taurus coreanae , using immunohistochemistry and lectin histochemistry. Histologically, the VNO comprised two types of epithelia: medial vomeronasal sensory (VSE) and lateral vomeronasal non-sensory epithelia (VNSE). Numerous blood vessels and nerve bundles were observed within the vomeronasal cartilage encased lamina propria. Immunohistochemistry revealed high expression level of protein gene product9.5 and moderate expression level of olfactory marker protein in the neuroreceptor cells of the VSE and occasionally in some ciliated cells of the VNSE in both neonates and adults. The properties of the glycoconjugates in the VNO were investigated using 21 lectins, most of which were expressed at varied intensities in the VSE and VNSE, as well as in the lamina propria. Several lectins exhibited variations in their intensities and localization between neonatal and adult VNOs. This study is the first descriptive lectin histochemical examination of the VNO of Korean native cattle with a focus on lectin histochemistry, confirming that the VNO of Korean native cattle is differentiated during postnatal development.

본 연구는 열 스트레스 하에서 오리사료 내 대사에너지(ME) 수준이 오리의 간, 십이지장 융 모, 미생물, 유전자 조절에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 총 240마리의 육용 오리 채리밸리(Anas platyrhynchos)를 4처리구로 완전임의배치 한 후 42일 동안 사육하였다. 처리구는 ME 2900 kcal/kg, ME 3000 kcal/kg, ME 3100 kcal/kg 및 ME 3200 kcal/kg로 구분하였다. 간 조직은 처리구 사이의 차이가 없었고, 십이지장 융모 및 창자샘 길이는 ME 3000과 비교할 때 2900은 10.58% 감소하였으나 3100, 3200과의 사이에 차이는 없었다. 맹장 Latobacillus는 ME 3000과 비교할 때 2900은 9.47% 감 소하였으나 3100, 3200은 각각 2.52, 3.24% 증가하였다. Total aerobic bacteria, E. coli, Coliform bacteria는 ME 3000과 비교할 때 2900은 증가하였으나 3100, 3200은 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 간에서 HSP (heat shock proteins)-mRNA 중 HSP 90-α는 ME 3000과 비교할 때 2900은 48.60% 감소하였 으며 3100, 3200은 차이가 없거나 증가하였다.