본 연구는 2019년부터 2021년 9월까지 수집된 홀스타인 젖소 19,930두의 자료를 수집하였으며, 3 SD (Standard Deviation, SD) 범위에서 벗어나는 이상치를 제외한, 8,675두를 분석에 이용하였다. 자료분석은 Statistical Analysis System (SAS) 9.4 software를 사용하였고, 뒷유방높이, 뒷유방너비, 유방깊이, 유두길이 및 유두둘레의 실측치를 사용하였다. 그리고 뒷유방높이, 뒷유방너비, 유방깊이, 유두길이 및 유두둘레의 실측치와 산차, 305일 유량, 비유단계 및 착유속도의 환경요인의 효과를 추정하였다. 산차와 유량이 증가함에 따라 뒷유방너비, 유두길이 및 유두둘레의 실측치는 유의적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며(p < 0.0001), 비유단계에 따라서 뒷유방너비 및 유방깊이의 실측치는 비유단계가 증가할수록 유의적으로 감소하는 것으로 나타났다(p < 0.0001). 각 환경효과에 따른 유방형질 실측치의 표현형 상관의 결과에서는 뒷유방너비와 유방깊이 실측치가 산차 및 유량수준에 대해 높은 상관을 나타냈으며, 특히, 유방형질 중 유방깊이 실측치와 산차에 대해 -0.40 ~ -0.67로 높은 음(-)의 상관을 보였다. 본 연구 결과로 미루어 볼 때, 유방형질이 유생산에 밀접한 관련이 있는 만큼 중요한 형질로 취급되어야 하며, 이들의 기초연구와 함께 유전적 특성을 구명하는 등 더 많은 연구가 수행되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

본 연구의 목적은 우리나라 Jersey 암소 56두로부터 조사된 체고 데이터에 대해 성장 모형을 추정하고, 추정된 체고 성장 모형의 모수를 활용하여 우리나라 Jersey 암소의 체고 성장 기초 자료를 제공하고자 실시하였다. 추정된 Gompertz, von Bertalanffy, Logistic 및 Brody 모형의 체고 성장 곡선 함수식은 각각      ,         ,          및       이었다. 추정된 Gompertz, von Bertalanffy 및 Logistic 모형의 모수를 이용하여 성장 특성을 분석한 결과 변곡점 월령이 각각 -0.3880, -5.235 및 -0.426월로 성장 기간 중 존재하지 않았다. Gompertz, von Bertalanffy, Logistic 및 Brody 모형에 대한 오차 평균 제곱합은 각각 14.189, 14.083, 14.730 및 14.011로 추정되었으며, 모형 결정 계수는 각각 0.971, 0.972, 0.970 및 0.972로 추정되었 다. 각 모형의 오차 평균 제곱합과 모형 결정 계수의 결과를 종합해보면 Brody 모형이 Jersey 암소의 체고 성장 곡선에 적합도가 좋은 것으로 판단된다.

본 연구는 우리나라 Jersey 암소 41두로부터 측정된 체중 데이터를 이용해 Gompertz, von Bertalanffy 및 Logistic 모형의 성장 곡선을 추정하고, 추정된 성장 곡선의 모수를 활용하여 Jersey 암소의 성장 특성에 대해 알아보고자 실시하였다. 추정된 Gompertz, von Bertalanffy 및 Logistic 모형의 성장 곡선 함수식은 각각    ,         및          이었다. Gompertz, von Bertalanffy 및 Logistic 모형에 대해 변곡점은 각각 10.719, 8.4292 및 14.618 개월로 추정되었고, 변곡점 체중은 각각 208.514, 211.347 및 203.548kg으로 추정되었으며, 최대 증체율은 각각 20.851, 21.192 및 21.993 (kg/월)로 추정되었다. 오차 평균 제곱합과 모형 결정 계수의 결과를 종합해보면 von Bertalanffy, Gompertz 그리고 Logistic 모형 순으로 Jersey 암소 성장 곡선에 적합도가 높은 것으로 판단된다.

This study was carried out the estimation on consumption patterns and consciousness of domestic forage for improvement of the quality of domestic forage. Although the cultivated area in South Korea of forage has increased significantly compared to the past, the self-sufficiency rate of domestic forage has increased to around 80% since 2010. Also, livestock farmers prefer to use import forage than domestic due to convenience of use. In Korean beef farms, the ratio of import to domestic forage was higher in domestic forage (import forage 3 : domestic forage 7). In the method of securing domestic forage, purchase of forage (55.6%) was higher than self-cultivation of forage (44.4%). The ratio of use by bailing type was shown in the order of rice staw rice straw (50.5%), domestic hay (15%), imported hay (12.5%), and total mixed ratio (10.7%). The preference of forage was in the order of amount of foreign matter, moisture content, price, feed value in Korean native cattle farm. The result of satisfaction with domestic and import forage showed that the satisfaction of domestic forage price was higher than import forage, while the moisture content and foreign matter of forage were lower than import forage. In addition, in the results of the satisfaction and importance of domestic roughage compared to imported roughage, satisfaction with imported roughage was generally high in all items except for price. As a result, in order to improve the satisfaction of domestic forage in Korean native cattle farm, it is necessary to minimize foreign matter in forage and increase hay production for moisture content uniform in forage.

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.

가축의 체중은 사료 요구량과 영양 상태를 평가하는 데 필요한 주요 지표에 해당한다. 본 연구는 한우의 3-D 영상으로부터 몸통 체적을 산출한 후 체중을 추정하고자 시도되었다. 한우의 3-D 영상 획득에 640×480 픽셀의 해상도, 44fps의 프레임속도 및 47°(H)×37°(V)의 화각을 갖는 TOF 카메라가 사용되었다. 획득된 3-D 영상에서 배경과 몸통 분리, 이상치 제거 등의 전처리 과정을 거쳐서 몸통에 대한 격자 영상을 얻었다. 또한 각각의 격자에 깊이 정보를 적용한 수치적분으로 몸통 체적을 결정하였다. Calibration dataset에서 체중과 몸통체적의 선형회귀에 대한 결정계수는 0.8725로 나타났다. 한편 몸통 체적에 월령을 설명 변수로 추가한 체중 추정의 중회귀 모형에서 결정계수는 0.9083으로 나타났다. Validation dataset에서 중회귀 모형을 이용한 체중 추정의 MAPE와 RMSE는 각각 8.2%, 24.5kg으로 나타났다. 결과적으로 체중 추정을 위한 회귀 모형의 성능이 개선되고, 체중 추정에 소요되는 노력이 절감됨을 고려한다면 3-D 영상에서 결정된 몸통 체적이 한우의 체중 추정에 유효한 변수로 사용될 것이다.

일반적으로 혈통 정보가 검증된 송아지의 경우 부모로부터 전달받은 유전능력을 통해 비육 후 출하 시에 우수한 도체 성적을 나타낼 확률이 상대적으로 높다고 알려져 있고, 이를 근거로 경매 시장에서 높은 가격대를 형성하고 있으나 이에 대한 과학적인 검증이 미비한 실정이다. 그러나 최근 친자확인 사업을 통해 과학적 검증을 위한 자료 수집이 가능한 상황이다. 따라서 본 연구는 2014년부터 2019년까지 경남 ‘ㄱ’지역 송아지를 대상으로 친자확인을 실시한 결과와 송아지의 경매 낙찰가 자료를 활용하여, 친자확인이 송아지 경매 낙찰가에 미치는 영향에 대해 분석하였다. 그 결과 2014년 친자 일치율이 64.6%였으나 6년간 지속적인 친자확인을 통해 2019년도에는 91.4%로 친자 일치율이 26.8% 상승하였음을 확인하였고, 이는 경남 ‘ㄱ’지역 농가의 혈통관리에 대한 인식이 높아진 결과로 한우의 자연적 개량이 이루어지는데 친자확인이 긍정적인 영향을 미쳤다고 판단된다. 또한 친자확인 일치 여부에 따른 송아지 경매 낙찰가의 경우 친자 일치된 송아지가 불일치된 송아지에 비해 경매 낙찰가가 약 34만원 높게 낙찰 되었고, 친자 일치된 송아지 내 성별에 따라 수송아지와 암송아지가 친자 불일치된 송아지 보다 각각 약 37만원, 22만원 높은 가격에 낙찰되었다. 따라서 본 연구와 추가적인 연구를 진행한다면 추후 농장별 계획 교배와 정확한 혈통관리를 통한 신뢰도를 높이는 것이 수익에 긍정적인 효과와 지역 단위로 지속적인 친자확인의 관리가 한우산업에 긍정적인 효과를 유발할 수 있다는 것으로 사료된다.

Sperm cryopreservation is an important method of assisted reproductive techniques and storing genetic resources. It plays a vital role in genetic improvement, livestock industrial preservation of endangered species, and clinical practice. Consequently, the cryopreservation technique is well organized through various studies, especially on Korean native cattle (Hanwoo). However, the cryopreservation technique of Korean native brindled cattle, which is one of the native cattle species in Korea, is not well organized. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a Supplementary Table technique for the cryopreservation of Korean native brindled cattle. For this purpose, it is important to first evaluate the quality of the currently produced cryopreserved sperm of Korean native brindled cattle. In this study, we randomly selected 72 individual Korean native brindled cattle semen samples collected from 8 different region research centers and used them to evaluate sperm functions. We focused on the quality evaluation of cryopreserved Korean native brindled cattle semen following the measurement of motion kinematics, capacitation status, intracellular ATP level, sperm motility, and cell viability. Then, the values of each of the eight groups were derived from various sperm parameters of nine individual samples, including sperm motility, kinematics, cellular motility, and intracellular ATP levels, which were used to compare and evaluate sperm function. Overall, differences in various sperm parameters were observed between most of the research centers. Particularly, the deviations of motility and motion kinematics were high according to the sample. Therefore, we suggest that it is necessary to develop a standard method for the cryopreservation of Korean native brindled cattle semen. We also suggest the need for sperm quality evaluation of the cryopreserved semen of Korean native brindled cattle before using artificial insemination to attain a high fertility rate.

In recent years, various methods of measuring body temperature have been developed using wireless biosensors to facilitate an early detection of pregnancy and parturition in cows. However, there are no studies on real-time monitoring of cattle body temperature throughout pregnancy. Therefore, we investigated the daily mean ruminal temperature in pregnant cows throughout pregnancy using a ruminal bio-capsule sensor and then evaluated the temperature variation between pregnant and non-pregnant cows. In pregnant cows, the mean and standard deviation of ruminal temperature was 38.86 ± 0.17℃. Ruminal temperature in pregnant cows slowly decreased until 180 to 190 days after artificial insemination and after that, the temperature increased dramatically until just before parturition. Furthermore, the means ruminal temperature was significantly different between pregnant and nonpregnant cows. The mean and standard deviation of ruminal temperature were as follows: 38.68 ± 0.01℃ from days 80 to 100, 38.78 ± 0.02℃ from days 145 to 165, 38.99 ± 0.45℃ from days 200 to 220, 39.14 ± 0.38℃ from days 250 to 270 before parturition. Therefore, our results could provide useful data for early detection of pregnancy and parturition in Korean cows.

번식효율은 농가수입에 직접적으로 영향을 미치는 요인으로 암소뿐 만 아니라 씨수소의 번식효율은 중요한 경제형질로 여겨지고 있다. 본 연구에서 는 한우 씨수소에 대한 번식효율을 분석하기 위하여 2010~2017년에 전북지역 분만기록 62,284개와 이에 사용된 132두의 KPN에 따른 인공수정 수태율을 분석하였다. 종부차수(NAIPC)가 증가함에 따라 분만간격(CI), 공태기간(CCI)이 유의적으로 증가하였으며(P<0.05), 임신율은 낮아졌다. 첫 종부 임신율은 62.365%로 나타났으나, 3차 이후에는 48.147 이하로 급격히 낮아졌으며, 6차 이후에는 15.664% 이하로 낮아졌다. KPN과 인공수정사 모두 수태율에 크게 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. KPN에 따른 수태율은 39.154~70.621%로 분석되었으며, 인공수정사에 따른 수태율 은 22.237~85.517%로 나타났다. 인공수정 실패 시 같은 KPN의 재사용율은 20% 내외로 특별한 경향은 보이지 않았다. 첫 종부 기록만을 이용하여 상대적 추정 수태율(ESCR)을 분석한 결과 KPN1041이 가장 높은 11.107%로 나타났으며, KPN1112는 가장 낮은 -20.591%로 나타나 31.698%의 차이를 보였다. 본 연구결과 인공수정사 뿐 만 아니라 전북지역에서 사용되고 있는 KPN에 따라 번식효율이 크게 영향 받을 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

This study was performed to evaluate the effect of heat stress on the status of physiological responses, blood parameter, serum T3 and cortisol, and heat shock proteins (HSP 27, 70, and 90) of Hanwoo cattle. Six Hanwoo steers (242.8 ± 7.2 kg of BW) were housed in the climate-controlled respiration chambers. The experiment consisted of 7 days (control; 0 day) at thermoneutral (air temperature (Ta) of 15oC and relative humidity (RH) of 60%; temperature-humidity index (THI) = 64), and by 3 and 6 days (treatment groups) at heat stress (Ta of 35oC and RH of 60%; THI = 87). Body temperature of each parts (frank, rump, perineum and foot) and rectal temperature elevated in heat stress groups (3 days and 6 days) than the control group (0 day). Respiration rates increased in 3 days and 6 days (88.5 ± 0.96 bpm and 86.3 ± 0.63 bpm, respectively) from 0 days (39.5 ± 0.65 bpm). Feed intake significantly decreased in heat stress groups (3 days and 6 days, 3.7 ± 0.14 kg and 4.0 ± 0.15 kg, respectively) than the control group (0 day, 5.0 ± 0.00 kg). In addition, final BW significantly decreased in heat stress groups (3 days and 6 days, 211.8 ± 4.75 kg and 215.5 ± 3.50 kg, respectively) than the control group (0 day, 240.0 ± 25.00 kg). However, heat stress has no significant effect on blood parameter, serum T3 and cortisol. Nevertheless, heat stress increased HSPs mRNA expression in liver tissue, and serum concentration of HSPs. Despite Hanwoo cattle may have high adaptive ability to heat stress, our results suggested that heat stress directly effect on body temperature and respiration rate as well as serum and tissue HSPs. Therefore, we are recommended that HSPs could be the most appropriate indicators of Hanwoo cattle response to heat stress.

한국에 있어서 한우는 경제 동물일 뿐 만 아니라 중요한 유전자원 중 하나이다. 그러나 현재 한우의 번식 능력 개량을 위한 연구는 매우 미흡한 실정이다. 한우의 번식 능력에 대한 기초 자료를 확보하기 위해 전북지역(정읍시)에서 인공수정 된 암소 총 33,281두에 대한 105,017개의 번식기록(2010-2017)을 이용하여 임신기간(GP), 분만 후 첫 종부기간(CFSI), 분만 후 임신간격(CCI), 수태당 종부회수(NAIPC), 첫 종부 임신율 (FSCR)을 계산하여 분석에 활용하였다. 전체적으로 GP 는 287.602±4.797일, CFSI와 CCI는 각각 77.513±34.417 및 88.433±42.194일 이였다. 또한 FSCR는 62.365%였으며, NAIPC 는 1.411회로 나타났다. 2017년의 FSCR과 NAIPC는 각각 67.497% 및 1.344회로 2013년 62.366% 및 1.402에 비해 유의적으로 증가하였다(p<0.05). 가을과 겨울에는 번식기간이 더 길었으며, NAIPC는 봄과 여름에 비해 유의적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다(p<0.05). 3~7산차 암소의 경우 NAIPC가 1.323±0.669~1.339±0.689회로 다른 그룹에의 1.401±0.772~1.446±0.854회 보다 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 반면, 1산차 암소의 경우 FSCR와 NAIPC가 각각 60.217% 및 1.506±0.937회로 가장 저조한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과 한우의 번식효율은 산차에 따라, NAIPC는 계절에 따라 영향 받는 것으로 나타났으며, 전체적인 번식효율은 과거에 비해 지속적으로 향상되고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

Milk fever is a metabolic disease with manifestation of clinical signs due to hypocalcemia, which usually occurs within 48-72 h after delivery. However, even after a successful treatment of milk fever, recurrence of milk fever may occur, and studies on recurrent milk fever are still lacking. Accordingly, the present study was conducted for the purpose of identifying the characteristics of recurrent milk fever according to farm, season, parity, and dystocia that can cause physiological changes in the mother during peri- and postpartum periods. The analysis results showed that the incidence rate of initial and recurrent milk fever according to breeding farm was 5.7%-14.1% and 3.1%-7.2%, respectively, demonstrating a positive correlation between the initial and recurrent milk fever (r = 0.613, p < 0.01). With respect to season, the incidence rate of initial and recurrent milk fever during summer was 12.3% and 7.5%, respectively, which were significantly higher than that of other seasons (p < 0.05). In addition, the recurrence rate, the ratio of recurrence relative to initial milk fever, was highest during summer with 62.7%. Regarding parity, the incidence rate of initial and recurrent milk fever in 3rd parity was 11.1% and 5.8%, respectively, which was significantly higher than in 1st and 2nd parity (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the recurrence rate in 4th parity was 64.1%, showing a pattern of increase in incidence rate with increase in parity. Finally, there were no differences in the incidence rate of initial and recurrent milk fever according to eutocia and dystocia. The findings indicated that the incidence rate of initial milk fever should be reduced to effectively prevent the recurrent milk fever, while animals with 3rd parity or higher should be expected to occur high rate of recurrent milk fever, especially during summer, and the necessary preparations should be made for intensive treatment of such individuals.

This study was conducted to analyze the specific genes associated with sex-determination in semen of Korean Native cow. Male fertility is dependent upon the successful perpetuation of spermatogenesis that is a highly organized process of germ cell differentiation occurring within the seminiferous tubules in the testis. The highly organized spermatogenesis requires accurate, spatial and temporal regulation of gene expression governed by transcriptional, post-transcriptional and epigenetic processes. Recently, the farmers have been interesting in the male or female of calves in the their farm. In first, we analyzed the semen supplied from Hanwoo Improvement Center, NongHyup. The sperm motility in Hanwoo was decreased approximately 10 % in the 30 min after sex-determinant reagent. However, Holstein' sperm motility was decreased to 60-70% after 15 min and the motility was considerably decreased to 20-30 % after 30 min. Next, we analyzed the sperm specific expression genes both male- and female reagents treated-group. The real-time PCR results suggest that the selected genes (GIMP4, TMEFF1, RAC2, ABI2, RAC1, and CLUS) were highly expressed in the group treated with the male reagent compared to female reagent treated group and untreated-group. In the present study, although X or Y gene is play a key role in the sex-determination of mammalian, we suggest that the selected genes may be involved in the sex-determination.

The purpose of this study is to expression pattern of melanogenesis associate genes on cultured melanocyte layer cells in Korean Brindle Cattle(Dark, Brindle and Yellow) were analyzed to evaluate the effects of sex hormones on the control of melanogenesis pathways. Korean Brindle Cattle(Dark, Brindle and Yellow) melanocyte in the skin cells was collected. after the addition of estrogen and testosterone, the culture was analyzed for expression of cell activity and melanin genes for 72 hours. For the analysis of estrogen in different coat color other than the melanogenesis-related genes it is increasingly yellow showed low expression. in particular, the cells of the brindle coat color is low active and expression of genes. However, the testosterone was low, the expression of cell activity inhibiting MMP-2. the expression of melanin genes actually showed a tendency to increase gradually, which is testosterone compared with the estrogen to be considered that affect the skin cell layer brindle coat color. In this study, stimulation with estrogen triggered the inhibition of MC1R of the melanocyte in brindle coat color, but testosterone is induced MC1R in melanocyte. Therefore, considered the eumelanin or phaeomelanin activation are controlled caused by differential expression of sex hormones on melanocyte in Korean Brindle Cattle.

This study is to compare the effect of estrus synchronization and embryo transfer between Korean and Mongolian cattle. Embryos were collected from 9 donors housed in Asan city in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Embryos were collected 9 donors from Khushaat sum, Selenge province and Bayanchandmani sum, Tov province in Mongolia. Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Controlled Internal Drug Release (CIDR) and Prostaglandin (PG) were used for superovulation. Subsequently, Artificial Insemination (AI) was done for donor cow and embryo was collected after 7 and 8 days. Collected embryos were compared between Mongolian and Korean cattle. Finally, good quality and fresh embryos were transferred to 50 and 22 recipients of cows in Korea and Mongolia respectively. The findings show that Korean native cattle each donor cow produced on an average 16.9 embryos and, 10.9 embryos were found transferable. But in case of Mongolia the average production of embryos per donor cow was 8.6 embryos and, 6.2 embryos were found transferable. Embryo collection after 7 and 8 days was not difference in embryo production in Korea. But, in Mongolia embryo production after 8 days was found more efficient than the 7 days. Korean native recipient's cows (74.6%) and Mongolian recipient's cows (71.0%) respectively were found transferable ovarian stage. The result suggested that efficiency of embryo production from the superovulation method treated of Korean cow were higher than the Mongolian cow. The pregnancy rate of Korea native cattle was 72%, which was about 10% higher than that of Mongolia cattle.