Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary supplementation with probiotics on the growth and meat quality of finishing pigs. A total of forty eight ($Landrace{\times}Yorkshire{\times}Duroc$) pigs ($55.3{\pm}1.5 kg$ average initial body weight) were randomly assigned to four groups and fed on a diet supplemented with 0, 0.2, 0.5 or 1% probiotics for 58 days. The pigs were slaughtered at approximately 105 kg live weight. Supplementation with 0.2% probiotics significantly (p<0.05) increased daily gain compared to the control. The daily gain of pigs in the 0.2% probiotic group was 0.95 kg whereas that of the control was 0.85 kg. The average feed intake was 2.79-2.84 kg and there were no significant differences in feed intake between the control and test groups. The feed conversion of the 0.2% probiotic group was 2.96 kg whereas the control showed a feed conversion of 3.28 kg. The results of this study imply that supplementation with 0.2% probiotics may improve the feed conversion of pigs. There were significant differences in carcass weight, carcass ratio, backfat thickness, and frequency percentage of A grade carcasses between the control and probiotic test groups. In addition, the moisture, crude protein and crude ash contents of the probiotic treated groups did not differ significantly from the control group, however the crude fat values of the 0.2% probiotic test group was significantly tower than the other groups. The muscle pH levels of all samples ranged from 5.63-5.67 which is the normal pH of pork. The supplementation of probiotics resulted in decreased lightness ($L^*$) values and increased redness ($a^*$) values. Furthermore, the saturated fatty acid contents of the 0.2% and 0.5% probiotic test groups decreased and the unsaturated fatty acid contents increased relative to the control.
본 시험은 비육돈에 대한 복합 생균제의 사료적 가치를 평가하기 위하여 시판 생균제를(0, 0.2, 0.5 및 1.0%) 삼원 교잡종($Landrace{\times}Yorkshire{\times}Duroc$, 평균체중 $55.3{\pm}1.5 kg$) 비육돈 48두를 공시하여 58일간 급여하여 증체량, 사료섭취량, 도체등급과 도체율, 육의 pH, 육색, 지방색 및 지방산 함량을 분석하였다. 일당 증체량은 0.2%구가 0.95 kg으로서 대조구(0.85 kg)에 비하여 증가(p<0.05)하였으며, 일당 사료섭취량은 대조구를 포함한 모든 처리구에서 2.79-2.84 kg로서 차이는 없었다. 사료요구율은 0.2%구가 2.96으로서 대조구(3.28)에 비하여 개선효과(p<0.05)가 뚜렷하였다. 도체중량과 도체율 및 등지방 두께는 대조구를 포함한 모든 처리구에서 차이는 없었으며 A등급 출현율은 0.2%구가 46.67%로서 타구에 비하여 향상되었다. 육의 수분, 조단백질 및 조회분 함량은 대조구를 포함한 모든 처리구에서 차이는 없었지만 조지방 함량은 0.2%구가 다른 처리구에 비하여 낮은 경향이었다. 육의 pH는 대조구를 포함한 모든 처리구에서 차이는 없었다. 생균제를 첨가함으로서 육색의 명도($L^*$)값은 낮았으며, 적색도($a^*$) 값은 높게 나타났다. 포화지방산 함량은 0.2%구와 0.5%구에서 낮았으며, 불포화지방산 함량은 생균제를 급여한 모든 처리구에서 높게 나타났다(p<0.05).