Current Issue
March, 2024

  • Vol. 51 No. 1
ANIMAL
  • Efficacy of decreasing levels of tryptophan relative to lysine on the performance and meat quality of finishing pigs

    Golam Sagir Ahammad, In Ho Kim


    We conducted this research to examine the reducing level of lysine : tryptophan ratios in the diet affected the performance and meat quality of finishing pigs. At the end of the experiment, ...

PLANT&FOREST
  • Physiological and psychological effects of nature-based outdoor activities on firefighters in South Korea

    Sang-Eun Lee, Heon-Gyo Kwon, Jisu Hwang, Hyelim Lee, Dawou Joung, Bum-Jin Park


    This study investigates the physiological and psychological effects of a nature-based outdoor activity program in an environment reflecting the characteristics of forest and coastal areas on 30 firefighters ...

PLANT&FOREST
  • Effect of forest restoration treatment on growth and soil condition: Focusing on the Daegwallyeong alpine pastures

    Ju-Eun Kim, Jeong-Hyeon Bae, So-Jin Kim, Ki-Hyung Park, Namin Koo, Won-Seok Kang, Yu-Gyeong Jung


    This study aimed to determine a method for restoring grasslands to forests in mountainous areas. The study was conducted in an area damaged by trampling due to construction activity and ...

ANIMAL
  • Effects of extra-feed intake during late gestation on reproductive performance of sow and piglet performance during weaning stage

    Md Mortuza Hossain, Hyung Suk Hwang, In Ho Kim


    This study explored the effect of increased feed intake during the late gestation on the reproductive performance of sows, and fecal score in sows and piglets. A total of 21 crossbred ...

ANIMAL
  • Weaning pig performance can be enhanced by replacing dietary inorganic copper and zinc with glycine or methionine-chelated copper and zinc

    Sarbani Biswas, De Xin Dang, In Ho Kim


    A total of 180 21-day-old weaning pigs ([Yorkshire × Landrace] × Duroc) with an initial body weight of 6.44 ± 0.01 kg were randomly assigned to 9 treatments for evaluating the effects of replacing dietary ...

REVIEW ARTICLE
  • Yield monitoring systems for non-grain crops: A review

    Md Sazzadul Kabir, Md Ashrafuzzaman Gulandaz, Mohammod Ali, Md Nasim Reza, Md Shaha Nur Kabir, Sun-Ok Chung, Kwangmin Han


    Yield monitoring systems have become integral to precision agriculture, providing insights into the spatial variability of crop yield and playing an important role in modern harvesting technology. ...

ENGINEERING
  • Estimating the rating curve of irrigation canals in the Cheongju Sindae area

    Mikyoung Choi, Inhyeok Song, Heesung Lim, Hansol Kang, Hyunuk An


    As the frequency and intensity of heavy rains increase, the vulnerability of agriculture to disasters also increases. Consequently, there is a need to improve flood and inundation predictions. ...

ANIMAL
  • Anti-obesity effects of two herbal extracts in C57BL/6N mice fed high-fat diet

    Hyuck Kim, Jihwan Lee, Seyeon Chang, Dongcheol Song, Jaewoo An, Sehyun Park, Kyeongho Jeon, Jungseok Choi, Jinho Cho


    The objective of this study was to investigate the anti-obesity effects of adding (MC) and var. (CZ) extracts to drinking water on obesity-induced ...