과거 다른 국가로부터 해외 원조를 받은 경험이 있는 신흥공여국은 자 국 경제가 성장함에 따라 현재는 국제사회 빈곤 감소를 위해 UN SDGs 이행을 주도하고 있다. 특히, 신흥공여국은 인접 국가와의 교류, 협력을 통해 지역 경제 발전과 역내 안정을 도모한다. 또한 자신들의 개발 경험 을 토대로 기술 이전, 지식 전수 등의 사업에 초점을 맞춰 개발도상국의 발전을 촉진한다. 그렇다면 전통공여국과 신흥공여국의 가장 큰 차이는 무엇이며, 개발협력 이행에 있어 어떤 차이를 보이는가? 본 연구는 이러 한 질문을 중심으로 동남아시아 지역의 신흥공여국이라 불리는 인도네시 아와 태국 사례를 집중 조명한다. 이를 위해 국제사회의 남남협력과 삼 각협력이 신흥공여국 개발협력 이행에 어떻게 활용되고 있는지 제도와 정책 수립 사례를 통해 살펴본다. 분석 결과, 두 국가 모두 개발협력 이 행에 있어 제도와 정책 수립을 공고히 하고 있으며, 남남·삼각협력을 적 극적으로 활용하고 있음을 확인하였다. 태국은 인도네시아에 비해 상대 적으로 메콩 유역 중심, 그리고 역내 개발협력 이행에 적극적으로 참여 하고 있다는 차별성도 보인다. 국제사회에서 신흥공여국의 등장은 지속 적인 개발재원 마련, 다자협력과 지역협력 강화, 파트너십 다변화에 영향 을 주며, 이러한 요인들이 복합적으로 작용하고 있기 때문에 전통공여국 과 신흥공여국 상호 간의 네트워크 구축이 강화될 필요가 있다.

Solar cells based on p-conjugated donor-acceptor (D-A) organic molecular systems are a promising alternative to conventional electrical energy generation. D-A molecular systems, which have a triphenylamine (TPA) moiety linked with a benzothiadiazole (BTD) moiety, open the potential development of new small molecule donors for bulk heterojunction (BHJ) solar cells. Here, a series of donor-acceptor-π-acceptor (D-A-π-A) small molecule donors (SMD) derived from triphenylamine (TPA) donor and benzothiadiazole (BTD) acceptor building blocks, were designed for BHJ organic solar cells. The small molecule donors SMD1-4 were studied using density functional theory (DFT) and time dependent-DFT (TDDFT) methods, to understand the effect of cyano and fluorine group functionalization on their properties. The effect of structure alteration by cyano and fluorine group functionalization on the optoelectronic properties, the calculated highest occupied molecular orbitals (HOMOs) and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (LUMOs) and the HOMO-LUMO gaps were theoretically explored. The Voc (open-circuit photovoltage) and fill factor (FF) for SMD1-4 were obtained with a PC71BM acceptor, which showed that these organic small molecules are potential small molecule donors for organic bulk heterojunction solar cells.

돼지의 체세포 핵이식(Somatic cell nuclear transfer,SCNT)은 인간에게 약리적 효과가 있는 단백질, 이종 간 장기이식(xenotransplantation)에 사용되는 장기, 질병 연 구 목적의 모델 동물을 제공한다. 특히 형질전환 돼지를 활용한 심장 이식이 세계 최초로 성공한 후 형질전환 돼 지 생산의 안정화는 다음 연구를 위한 중요한 점으로 대 두되고 있으나, 미니돼지의 체세포 핵이식 배아의 생산 효율은 아직 낮은 실정이다. 형질전환의 성공은 양질의 SCNT 배아 생산에서 시작되어야 한다. 이러한 SCNT 배 아의 생산 효율을 향상할 수 있는 요인 중에는 공여 세포 의 형태가 있으며, 성공적인 공여 세포의 생산을 위해서 는 종축에 따른 세포의 특성을 파악하여야 하고, 혈액형 의 차이에서 발생하는 문제점 해결을 위해 OO 타입의 선 별이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 지속적인 계대 배양을 통 하여 공여 세포로 사용되는 미니돼지의 태아섬유아세포의 계대 배양 조건을 확립하고자 한다. 또한 미니돼지의 혈 액형을 PCR 기반으로 분석하여 분류하고 OO 타입의 선 별을 통하여 이종 간 이식에 용이하게 공여 세포의 조건 을 확립하였다. 이후 sgRNA(single guide RNA)를 사용하 여 CRISPR-Cpf1로 GGTA1(α-1,3 galactosyl-transferase) 유전자를 knock-out 한 미니돼지의 생산으로, 급성면역반 응을 유발하는 Gal(1,3)Gal epitope이 제거된 미니돼지의 세포 주를 구축 및 체세포 핵이식을 통해 GGTA1 knock-out 미니돼지를 생산하였으며, 이러한 연구는 이후 체세포 핵이식 및 이종 간 장기이식에 중요한 기초자료로 사용될 것이라고 생각된다.

연구에서는 새로 설계한 고분자 절연체 위에 전자 주개(Donor)-받개(Acceptor) 기반의 반도체성 공중합체인 Cyclopentadithiophene-alt-benzothiadiazole (CDT-BTZ)를 활성 반도체층으로 형성하여 제작한 고분자 반도체 전계효과 트랜지스터의 전기적 특성을 살펴보았다. 이 연구에서 제시하는 고분자 절연체 박막은 내열성과 전기절연성이 우수한 포스파젠과 멜리민 구조가 가교된 형태를 가지기 때문에 0.006 nm의 매우 평탄한 RMS 표면 거칠기를 가졌으며, 4.5 MV/cm 이상의 매우 우수한 절연강도와 1.55의 다소 낮은 유전 상수를 가진 것으로 측정되었다. 그리고, 고분자 절연 막과 계면을 이루는 CDT-BTZ D-A 타입 반도체성 공중합체 박막은 2.0 x 10-3 cm2/Vs의 선형영역 이동도와 1.0 x 10-3 cm2/Vs의 포화영역 이동도를 갖는 것으로 측정되었다. 이를 통해, 고분자 절연체 위에 형성된 CDT-BTZ 고분자 반도체 박막은 유연 전자회로의 스위칭 소자로 쓰이기에 충분한 잠재성이 있다고 여겨진다.

This study investigated the effect of variation in the number of somaticcell- cloned embryos and their developmental stage at transfer on pregnancy, as well as the influence of the estrus status of recipient pigs on in vivo development of cloned porcine embryos after embryo transfer. For somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), fibroblast cells were obtained from a male porcine fetus. Recipient oocytes were collected from prepubertal gilts at a local abattoir and then cultured. After SCNT, reconstructed embryos of different numbers and developmental stages were transferred into recipient pigs. The developmental stage of the cloned embryos and the number of transferred embryos per surrogate showed no significant differences in terms of the resulting cloning efficiency. However, the pregnancy rate improved gradually as the number of transferred cloned embryos was increased from 100- 150 or 151-200 to 201-300 per recipient. In pre-, peri-, and post-ovulation stages, pregnancy rates of 28.6%, 41.8%, and 67.6% and 16, 52, and 74 offspring were recorded, respectively. The number of cloned embryos and estrus status of the recipient pig at the time of transfer of the cloned embryo affect the efficiency of pig production; therefore, these variables should be particularly considered in order to increase the efficiency of somatic cell pig cloning.

공적개발원조는(ODA; Official Development Assistance)는 개발도상국에 인도 주의적 원조를 지원하는 수단인 동시에 ODA 공여국의 국익을 추구하는 수단이다. 특히 수출 중심의 산업구조를 갖고 있는 한국의 경제적 특성과 더불어 신(新)남방 정책 등 수출시장 다변화를 위한 국가 정책이 추진되고 있는 최근 추세를 감안하면 ODA 원조가 수출에 미치는 정책적 효과 검증은 더욱 중요한 함의를 가진다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 형태의 ODA 가운데에서도 교육훈련, 전문가 파견, 기술자문 등을 통해 기술과 지식, 기술 노하우를 전달하는‘기술협력 ODA’에 주목하여 기술협력 ODA가 한국의 수출에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 분석을 위해 한국이 ODA를 지원하는 178개 대상국의 GDP, 거리, 외국인직접투자 (FDI) 실적, FTA 체결 여부 등 무역에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 변수 등을 연계하여 2007년부터 2016년까지 10년간의 패널 데이터베이스를 구축하였으며, 이후 국제 무역흐름을 설명하기 위해 널리 활용되는 중력모형을 근간으로 기술협력 ODA가 공 여국의 수출에 미치는 효과를 패널 고정효과(Panel Fixed effect), 패널 확률효과 (Panel Random effect), 도구변수를 활용한 패널 고정효과분석(FEIV), 하우스만 테일러 (Hausman-Taylor) 등 다양한 패널분석모형들을 활용하여 분석하였다. 분석의 결과, ODA 수혜국의 과학-기술 보고서 발간으로 대표되는 과학기술 지식 인프라가 풍부할수록 기술협력 ODA가 활발하며, 한국의 기술협력 ODA는 한국의 수출, 특히 제조단계에서 중간재 수출에 긍정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 도출되었다. 또한, 이러한 효과가 나타나는 과정을 우즈베키스탄, 필리핀, 모로코의 기술협력 ODA의 사례를 통하여 확인하였다.

본 연구는 키위 ‘Halla Gold’, ‘Sweet Gold’ 및 ‘Enza Gold’ 품종에서 꽃가루 품종 및 희석 비율이 과실 품질 및 종자 형성에 미치는 영향을 분석하고자 수행되었다. 1. 화분관은 인공수분 2일 또는 3일 후에 밑씨에 도달하였는데, 그 양상은 꽃가루 품종과 희석 비율에 따라 차이가 있 었다. 화분관 신장은 ‘Halla Gold’와 ‘Sweet Gold’에는 ‘Bohwa’가 ‘Enza Gold’에는 ‘Chieftian’이 좋았으나 ‘Enza Gold’에서는 반대의 경향이었다. 중국산 꽃가루 희석 비율에 따른 화분관 신장은 20배 희석에서 다소 낮은 경향이었다. 2. ‘Hall Gold’, ‘Sweet Gold’ 및 ‘Enza Gold’에서 과중과 건물 률은 ‘Bohwa’로 수분했을 때 높은 경향을 보였다. 종자 수에 있어서 ‘Halla Gold’와 ‘Sweet Gold’에서는 과중과 건물률과 유사한 경향이었으나, ‘Enaza Gold’에서는 반대의 경향을 나타냈다. 3. ‘Enza Gold’에서 중국산 수입 꽃가루 희석비율에 따른 과중 및 건물률은 1~10배에서는 큰 차이가 없이 높은 편이나 20배에서는 가장 낮은 경향이었다. 종자 수 및 100립 중도 유사한 경향이었다.

목 적 : 생체 부분간이식(Living Doners Liver Transplantation. LDLT) 수술을 위해 간 이식 공여자의 혈관 분포, biliary tract 등의 해부학적 구조 파악은 필수적이다. 정상 간 공여자에서 duct의 형태학적 구조를 확인하기 위한 방법으로 조영제 주입 후 10분, 15분 지연검사와 비교해 20분 지연검사의 유용성에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 2014년 10월부터 12월까지 본원에서 검사한 간 이식 공여자(남성 12명, 여성 12명)를 대상으로 조사하였으며, 평균 연령은 27.3세였다. 검사장비는 Avanto 1.5T(Siemens), 6Channel body coil을 사용하였으며, VIBE COR Sequences(TR/TE : 4.1/1.4, Scan time : 17s, FOV : 400×400, FA : 20, matrix : 320×320)를 적용하였다. 간 특이성 조영제인 GD-EOB-DTPA를 사용하여 조영제 주입 10분, 15분, 20분 후 지연영상을 획득하였다. 영상 평가프로그램인 Image J를 이용하여 각각의 Duct, 실질, Background에 ROI를 설정하여 CNR을 측정하였고, 평가를 위해 일원배치 분산분석과 Duncan의 사후 분석을 이용하였다. 결 과 : 조영제 주입 10분, 15분, 20분의 CNR은 각각 33.320, 62.119, 81.496으로 나타났고, 시간이 지연될수록 CNR이 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 일원배치 분산분석 결과 유의 확률이 0.00으로 세 집단 간의 매우 유의한 차이가 있음을 알 수 있었다. Duncan 사후 분석을 통한 분석 결과, 세 집단이 각각 다른 부집단으로 분류되어 조영제 주입 후 10분, 15분, 20분 검사가 서로 다른 의미를 가지는 검사임을 알 수 있었다(p>.05). 따라서 CNR이 높은 20분 지연검사에서 biliary tract의 형태학적 구조 확인이 가장 우수함을 확인하였다. 고 찰 : LT dornor 환자들의 bile duct 주행방향 및 혈관분포 등 해부학적인 구조 파악은 수술을 계획하는데 있어 중요하다. 정상 liver의 duct는 굉장히 가늘어 보이지 않는 경우가 많아 이를 확인하기 위해 여러 가지 방법을 시행하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 담도를 통해 배설되는 조영제의 특성을 이용한 3D T1 VIBE 검사에서 high signal로 나타나는 bile duct를 확인할 수 있었다. 10분과 15분 3D VIBE 지연검사에서도 duct의 확인이 가능하지만, 조영제 주입 20분 후 지연검사에서 우세하게 high signal로 나타나 biliary tract의 구조 파악이 가능함이 통계적으로 확인되었다. 이를 통해 간병변 환자의 병변 검출률을 향상시키기 위한 간 특이성 조영제를 LT 검사에 적용하였을 경우, duct의 해부학적 구조 확인에도 탁월한 효과가 있는 것을 알 수 있었다

To improve the developmental potential of bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos, this study compared the developmental rates to blastocyst stage in the SCNT embryos using donor fibroblasts treated with 5-azacytidine (5AC) and S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) at different concentrations. Their reprogramming efficiency level was investigated with level of telomerase activity. Donor fibroblasts isolated from adult ear skin of a cow were exposed to 5AC and SAH at different concentrations during 2 passages. After nuclear transfer into enucleated recipient oocytes, the cleavage and developmental rates were significantly (p<0.05) decreased in the SCNT embryos using 5AC-treated fibroblasts (5AC-SCNT embryos), compared with those of non-treated control (control-SCNT embryos) and SAH-treated fibroblasts (SAH-SCNT embryos). The developmental rates to blastocyst stage tended to be slightly increased in the SAH-SCNT embryos at each of the concentrations, and especially, the developmental rates in the SCNT embryos using 1.0 mM SAH-treated fibroblasts were significantly (p<0.05) higher than that of control SCNT embryos. The mean numbers of total and ICM cell in blastocysts were also significantly (p<0.05) decreased in the 5AC-SCNT embryos, compared with those of other SCNT blastocysts. Further, the level of telomerase activity was also significantly (p< 0.05) decreased in the 5AC-SCNT embryos than those of control and SAH-SCNT embryos. Whereas, a significantly (p<0.05) up-regulated telomerase activity was observed in SAH-SCNT embryos, compare with that of control-SCNT embryos. In conclusion, SCNT embryos using hypomethylated donor cells with SAH, not 5AC, may improve the developmental potential and reprogramming efficiency.

These studies were conducted to establish the practical Hanwoo (Korean native cattle) improvement system through the combining of embryo transfer technology and confirming individual Hanwoo oocyte culture system and to investigate that correlation of Hanwoo carcass classification (intramuscular marbling) and oocyte donor for blastocyst production in vitro. In case of Hanwoo, the carcass meat quality grades were divided to grade 1⁺⁺, 1⁺, 1, 2, and 3 depends on fat distribution of longest muscle cross-sectional surface. As results, the numbers of follicular oocytes collected from individual fundamentally-registered Hanwoo yielded 1⁺⁺, 1⁺, 1, 2 and 3 meat quality were 9.5, 9.4, 8.5, 8.8 and 8.8 per ovary, respectively. The numbers of retrieval oocyte from follicles were significantly higher in the cattle yield 1⁺⁺, 1⁺ meat quality than in the cattle yield 1, 2 and 3 meat quality (p<0.05). The rates of blastocyst formation were 18.2, 21.3, 29.4, 30.9, and 31.5% in the cattle yield 1⁺⁺, 1⁺, 1, 2 and 3 meat quality of after in vitro maturation, respectively. It was significantly lower in the cattle yield 1⁺⁺ and 1⁺ meat quality than in the cattle yield 1, 2 and 3 meat quality (p<0.05). In order to evaluate embryos quality, TUNNEL assay was conducted for each meat quality grade using blastocyst stage embryo on day 8. The results showed that apoptosis cell number was higher tendency in the cattle yield 1⁺⁺and 1⁺ meat quality (81 and 79, respectively) than in the cattle yield 1, 2 and 3 meat quality (51, 48 and 50, respectively) but there was no statistical significance in each group. After embryo transfer, the conception rate of recipient was 53.5 (23 out of 43), 52.1 (38 out of 73) and 58.0% (58 out of 100) in the meat quality of 1, 1+ and 1++, respectively. These results showed that the conception rate was significantly higher in the cattle yield 1 meat quality than in the cattle yield 1⁺⁺, 1⁺ , 2, and 3 meat quality (p<0.05). In summary, these results indicate that the application of confirming Hanwoo individual oocyte culture system and embryo transfer technology can make good use of the genetic resources conservation and improvement of Hanwoo. Relevance of the meat quality grade and reproductive ability of carcasses of Hanwoo will be considered to be one of the effective means for the associated research with obesity and reproduction.

This study was designed to know the possibility in repeat uses of elite donor cows for getting mass production of OPU-derived embryo production (OPU-IVP). Ultrasound transvaginal ovum pick-up (OPU) performed in 6 Korean native cows was aged 4 to 10 years old. The aspiration of immature oocytes for OPU derived embryo was carried out 2 times per week, and OPU-IVP of 1st period was carried out 22∼48 sessions from each donors. And the break time for OPU-IVP of 2nd period after 1st OPU from each donors were 2∼25 months. The OPU-IVP of 2nd period each donors conducted total 15∼65 times for 2∼8 months by an ultrasonographic, was guided follicular aspiration system. The average numbers of collected oocytes, grade 1 + grade 2(G1+G2) oocytes and cleavage embryo from 1st period OPU-IVP were significantly differences between donors (p<0.05). Total collected oocytes of donor D were significantly higher compared with donors of A, B, C, E and F (average 17.0 per session vs. 11.2, 10.1, 8.5, 10.2 and 9.6; p<0.05) and also oocytes of G1+G2 were significantly higher compared with r A and D and subsequently to donors of B, C, E and F (average 7.9 and 8.5 per session vs. 5.0, 2.7, 6.0 and 1.6; p<0.05). Cleavage rate of donor D was significantly higher compared with donors of A, B, C, E and F (average 13.1 per session vs. 10.1, 9.1, 6.9, 8.9 and 6.7; p<0.05). The average numbers of OPU-IVP for 1st period was significantly higher from donors of B, D and E than those from donors of A, C and F (average 6.5, 7.1 and 6.5 per session vs. 3.5, 4.2 and 2.8; p<0.05). The possibility investigation of 2nd OPU-IVP was carried out after 2∼25 months rest periods from 1st period OPU session. Total average numbers of collected oocytes, cleavages and blastocyst development rates were significantly higher from 1st period OPU compared with 2nd period one (p<0.05). The OPU-IVP efficiency by break for more embryo production from elite cow was analysis comparing without rest of donor A, under 6 months rest period as B and over 6 months rest period as C and then the average numbers of collected oocytes, cleavages and blastocysts were significantly higher from A group (11.8, 9.5 and 5.2 per session) than those from B and C groups (7.9, 6.2 and 2.6 vs. 9.2, 7.5 and 3.9, p<0.05), and also C group was significantly higher than B group. In conclusion, 1st period OPU-IVP was more efficient compared with 2nd period repeated uses of donor, and the break times for additional production of embryo on donor were needed more than over 6 months after 1st period OPU-IVP. This repeating uses of elite donor cows given more emphasis for getting the opportunity on mass production of elite cow OPU-IVP embryo should be increased G1+G2 possibility of genetic improvement of livestock within short period.

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of abnormal ovarian cycles after superovulation treatment of Holstein Donor Cows. CIDRs were inserted into the vaginas of twenty two head of Holstein cows, regardless of estrous cycle. Superovulation was induced using folliclar stimulating hormone (FSH). For artificial insemination, donor cows were injected with PGF2α and estrus was checked about 48 hours after the injection. Then they were treated with 4 straws of semen 3 times, with 12-hour intervals. Embryos were collected by a non-surgical method 7 days after the first artificial insemination. The cows were considered to have resumed ovarian cyclicity on the day of ovulation if followed by regular ovarian cycles. Seventy two point seven percentage of the cows(16/22) had normal resumption of ovarian cyclicity(resumption within 40 days after superovulation), and 27.3%(6/22) had delayed resumption(resumption did not occur until＞40 days after superovulation). Delayed resumption Type Ⅱ(first ovulation did not occur until ≥40 days after superovulation, i.e. delayed first ovulation 13.6%) were the most common types of delayed resumptions. The mean numbers of total ova from < 10 and 10≤ of corpora lutea(CL) was 7.8±1.8 and 12.7±2.7, respectively. The number of transferable embryos differed between < 10 and 10≤ CL was 5.4±1.3 and 8.1±3.4, respectively. Four point five percentage of the cows(1/22) did not resumption their ovarian cyclicity until 60 days after superovulation treatment. Diverse researches on the superovulation treatment method that is suitable for high-producing Holstein donor cows would contribute to preventing ovarian cyclicity disorder, as well as to the early multiplication of cows with superior genes by increasing the utilization value of donor cows.

This study aimed at investigating whether a porcine follicular fluid (pFF) supplementation positively affects the characteristics of donor cells and the developmental competence of porcine cloned embryos. Ear fibroblast cells (donor cell) from an Massachusetts General Hospital miniature pig were cultured in different culture methods: (1) Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium (DMEM)+10% FBS (Control); (2) DMEM+0.5% FBS (SS); and (3) DMEM+10% FBS+10% pFF (pFF) for 72 h. In each conditioned medium, the concentrations of 4 amino acids (Thr, Glu, Pro, and Val) in the pFF group were significantly different from those in the control group (p<0.05 or p<0.01). The proliferation of the cells cultured in the SS group was significantly lower than that of the other treatment groups (p<0.01). The population of apoptotic and necrotic cells in the SS group was significantly higher than that of either the control or the pFF group (p<0.01). The number of embryos that cleaved (p<0.05) and developed into blastocysts (p<0.01) in the SS group was significantly lower than that of either the control or the pFF group. Compared to other groups, the blastocysts produced from the donor cells in the pFF group had higher total cells and lower apoptotic cells (p<0.05). It can be concluded that pFF supplementation in the donor cell culture medium positively affects cell death, cell cycle and quality of the cloned blastocyst.

This research was investigated the relationship between the number of the transferable embryos and estrus expression rate, BCS (Body Condition Score), which affect the nutritional state of the cow, in Holstein donor cows. CIDRs were inserted into the vaginas of twenty two head of Holstein cows, regardless of estrous cycle. Superovulation was induced using folliclar stimulating hormone (FSH). For artificial insemination, donor cows were injected with and estrus was checked about 48 hours after the injection. Then they were treated with 4 straws of semen 3 times, with 12-hour intervals. Embryos were collected by a non-surgical method 7 days after the first artificial insemination. When BCS was 2.5, the total number of collected ova was 7.3 + 1.9, which is significantly lower (p<0.05) than the numbers 15.4 + 2.8 and 15.4 + 2.1 that were obtained when BCSs were 2.75 and 3.0, respectively. Whereas the numbers of transferable embryos were 5.2 + 1.4 when BCS was 2.5, which was smaller than the numbers 6.0 + 2.1 and 8.5 + 1.8 that were obtained when BCSs were 2.75 and 3.0, respectively; however, the differences were not significant. As for estrus induction rate, the cow groups whose BCSs were 2.75 and 3.0 showed 100.0% and 95.0%, respectively. Whereas the cow group whose BCS was 2.5 showed 57.1%, and the differences were significant (p< 0.05). As for estrous expression rate, the cow groups whose BCSs were 2.5, 2.75 and 3.0 showed 100.0%, 100.0% and 85.7%, respectively; however, the differences were not significant. According to the result of this research, it is considered that the total number of collected ova and the number of transferable embryos will be affected by the nutritional state before and after in vivo embryo production and superovulation treatment, and that although the mechanism is not clear, poor stockbreeding management and nutritional level would cause the decrease of ovum recovery rate and the number of transferable embryos in high-producing cows. On the other hand, diverse researches on the superovulation treatment method that is suitable for high-producing Holstein donor cows would contribute to preventing ovarian cyclicity disorder, as well as to the early multiplication of cows with superior genes by increasing the utilization value of donor cows.

This research was investigated the relationship, in high-producing Holstein donor cows, between the number of the transferable embryos and the blood serum concentrations of Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), glucose and cholesterol, which affect the nutritional state of cows. CIDRs were inserted into the vaginas of twenty two heads of Holstein cows, regardless of estrous cycle. Superovulation was induced using folliclar stimulating hormone (FSH). For artificial insemination, donor cows were injected with and estrus was checked about 48 hours after the injection. Then they were treated with 4 straws of semen 3 times, with 12-hour intervals. Embryos were collected by a non-surgical method 7 days after the first artificial insemination. The total numbers of ova collected from 3 experimental groups whose blood BUN concentrations were <10 mg/dl, 11~18 mg/dl and mg/dl were 8.9, 12.5 and 19.0, respectively; whereas the numbers of transferable embryos were 5.8 + 1.9, 7.9 + 2.8 and 5.2 + 1.4, respectively. When glucose concentration was <60 mg/dl, the total number of collected ova was 9.9, which was smaller than when the concentration was 60~70 mg/dl or mg/dl. When glucose concentration was 60~70 mg/dl, the number of transferable embryos was 7.1 + 2.4, which was slightly larger than the numbers 6.4 + 2.1 and 6.1 + 1.7 that were obtained when the concentrations were <60 mg/dl and mg/dl, respectively ; however, the differences were not significant (p>0.05). When cholesterol concentrations were <150 mg/dl, 150~200 mg/dl and mg/dl, the total numbers of collected ova were 11.2, 11.3 and 8.6, respectively. Whereas the numbers of transferable embryos were 7.1 + 2.1, 7.3 + 1.9 and 5.6 + 1.3, respectively ; however, the differences were again not significant (p>0.05). The result of this research showed no significant difference in ovum recovery rate and the number of transferable embryos according to major metabolite concentrations in high-producing Holstein donor cows. However, it is considered that the failure of maintaining proper nutritional status would cause the fall in in vivo embryo productivity.