Effects of Varying Dietary Zinc Levels and Environmental Temperatures on the Growth Performance, Feathering Score and Feather Mineral Concentrations of Broiler Chicks

Lai, P.W.,Liang, Juan-Boo,Hsia, L.C.,Loh, T.C.,Ho, Y.W. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2010 Animal Bioscience Vol.23 No.7

This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary zinc (Zn), environmental temperatures and Zn${\times}$temperature interaction on growth, feathering score and mineral composition of broilers. A total of 256 d-old Avian male broiler chicks were randomly allocated to a $4{\times}2$ factorial arrangement with four corn-soybean meal basal diets (containing 44 mg Zn/kg) supplemented with 0, 40, 60 mg/kg Zn (Diets 1, 2 and 3, respectively; 0.8% Ca for these three diets) and non-Zn supplementation, 1.6% Ca (Diet 4) and two temperature conditions (low: 26, 24, $22^{\circ}C$ vs. high: 30, 28, $26^{\circ}C$). All birds were given feathering coverage scores for back, breast, wing, under-wing and tail. The wing and tail were further evaluated for the occurrence and severity of defect feathers. Feathers were then pooled for mineral composition analysis. The results showed that in high temperature conditions, broilers fed Zn-unsupplemented, 0.8% Ca ration (Diet 1) had significantly (p<0.05) lower ADFI and ADG (wk 1-6) than birds under low temperature conditions. However, when the birds were fed 40 and 60 mg/kg Zn supplementation (Diets 2 and 3), the ADFI and ADG in both temperature conditions were not significantly different. In low temperature conditions, the ADFI, ADG (p<0.05), all feather coverage (p<0.01) and tail defect scores (p<0.001) of birds fed Diet 4 (excess Ca) were significantly poorer than those fed Diet 1. More Ca (p<0.05) was retained in the feathers of broilers fed Diet 4 under high temperature conditions. Broilers fed the Zn-unsupplemented ration (Diet 1) had significantly higher feather phosphorus (p<0.01) and potassium (p<0.05) concentrations than those fed the 60 mg/kg Zn-supplemented ration (Diet 3). A reduction of feather phosphorus (p<0.01) and potassium (p<0.05) and higher manganese (p<0.05) concentrations were observed in Diet 4 broilers as compared to those fed Diet 1. Under high temperature conditions, broilers had lower iron (p<0.05) and higher manganese (p<0.05) concentrations in feathers. Broilers kept in high temperature conditions had a higher Zn requirement and 40 mg/kg Zn supplementation was sufficient for the birds to achieve optimum growth. Supplemental Zn ameliorated the adverse effect of high temperature on growth and occurrence of tail feather defects. Excess Ca disrupted Zn metabolism to exert a detrimental effect on growth performance and normal feathering and this was elucidated in the birds kept in low temperature conditions.

Effects of Inclusion Levels of Wheat Bran and Body Weight on Ileal and Fecal Digestibility in Growing Pigs

Q. Huang,Y.B. Su,D.F. Li,L. Liu,C.F. Huang,Z.P. Zhu,C.H. Lai 아세아·태평양축산학회 2015 Animal Bioscience Vol.28 No.6

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of graded inclusions of wheat bran (0%, 9.65%, 48.25% wheat bran) and two growth stages (from 32.5 to 47.2 kg and 59.4 to 78.7 kg, respectively) on the apparent ileal digestibility (AID), apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) and hindgut fermentation of nutrients and energy in growing pigs. Six light pigs (initial body weight [BW] 32.5±2.1 kg) and six heavy pigs (initial BW 59.4±3.2 kg) were surgically prepared with a T-cannula in the distal ileum. A difference method was used to calculate the nutrient and energy digestibility of wheat bran by means of comparison with a basal diet consisting of corn-soybean meal (0% wheat bran). Two additional diets were formulated by replacing 9.65% and 48.25% wheat bran by the basal diet, respectively. Each group of pigs was allotted to a 6×3 Youden square design, and pigs were fed to three experimental diets during three 11-d periods. Hindgut fermentation values were calculated as the differences between ATTD and AID values. For the wheat bran diets, the AID and ATTD of dry matter (DM), ash, organic matter (OM), carbohydrates (CHO), gross energy (GE), and digestible energy (DE) decreased with increasing inclusion levels of wheat bran (p<0.05). While only AID of CHO and ATTD of DM, ash, OM, CHO, GE, and DE content differed (p<0.05) when considering the BW effect. For the wheat bran ingredient, there was a wider variation effect (p<0.01) on the nutrient and energy digestibility of wheat bran in 9.65% inclusion level due to the coefficient of variation (CV) of the nutrient and energy digestibility being higher at 9.65% compared to 48.25% inclusion level of wheat bran. Digestible energy content of wheat bran at 48.25% inclusion level (4.8 and 6.7 MJ/kg of DM, respectively) fermented by hindgut was significantly higher (p<0.05) than that in 9.65% wheat bran inclusion level (2.56 and 2.12 MJ/kg of DM, respectively), which was also affected (p<0.05) by two growth stages. This increase in hindgut fermentation caused the difference in ileal DE (p<0.05) to disappear at total tract level. All in all, increasing wheat bran levels in diets negatively influences the digestibility of some nutrients in pigs, while it positively affects the DE fermentation in the hindgut.

Effects of Inclusion Levels of Wheat Bran and Body Weight on Ileal and Fecal Digestibility in Growing Pigs

Huang, Q.,Su, Y.B.,Li, D.F.,Liu, L.,Huang, C.F.,Zhu, Z.P.,Lai, C.H. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2015 Animal Bioscience Vol.28 No.6

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of graded inclusions of wheat bran (0%, 9.65%, 48.25% wheat bran) and two growth stages (from 32.5 to 47.2 kg and 59.4 to 78.7 kg, respectively) on the apparent ileal digestibility (AID), apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) and hindgut fermentation of nutrients and energy in growing pigs. Six light pigs (initial body weight [BW] $32.5{\pm}2.1kg$) and six heavy pigs (initial BW $59.4{\pm}3.2kg$) were surgically prepared with a T-cannula in the distal ileum. A difference method was used to calculate the nutrient and energy digestibility of wheat bran by means of comparison with a basal diet consisting of corn-soybean meal (0% wheat bran). Two additional diets were formulated by replacing 9.65% and 48.25% wheat bran by the basal diet, respectively. Each group of pigs was allotted to a $6{\times}3$ Youden square design, and pigs were fed to three experimental diets during three 11-d periods. Hindgut fermentation values were calculated as the differences between ATTD and AID values. For the wheat bran diets, the AID and ATTD of dry matter (DM), ash, organic matter (OM), carbohydrates (CHO), gross energy (GE), and digestible energy (DE) decreased with increasing inclusion levels of wheat bran (p<0.05). While only AID of CHO and ATTD of DM, ash, OM, CHO, GE, and DE content differed (p<0.05) when considering the BW effect. For the wheat bran ingredient, there was a wider variation effect (p<0.01) on the nutrient and energy digestibility of wheat bran in 9.65% inclusion level due to the coefficient of variation (CV) of the nutrient and energy digestibility being higher at 9.65% compared to 48.25% inclusion level of wheat bran. Digestible energy content of wheat bran at 48.25% inclusion level (4.8 and 6.7 MJ/kg of DM, respectively) fermented by hindgut was significantly higher (p<0.05) than that in 9.65% wheat bran inclusion level (2.56 and 2.12 MJ/kg of DM, respectively), which was also affected (p<0.05) by two growth stages. This increase in hindgut fermentation caused the difference in ileal DE (p<0.05) to disappear at total tract level. All in all, increasing wheat bran levels in diets negatively influences the digestibility of some nutrients in pigs, while it positively affects the DE fermentation in the hindgut.

Search forB0→pΛ¯π−γat Belle

Lai, Y.-T.,Wang, M.-Z.,Adachi, I.,Aihara, H.,Asner, D. M.,Aulchenko, V.,Aushev, T.,Bakich, A. M.,Bala, A.,Bhuyan, B.,Bobrov, A.,Bozek, A.,Brač,ko, M.,Browder, T. E.,Chang, P.,Chekelian, V.,Chen, American Physical Society 2014 PHYSICAL REVIEW D - Vol.89 No.5

<P>We search for the charmless B-o decay with final state particles p (Lambda) over bar pi(-)gamma using the full data sample that contains 772 x 10(6)B (B) over bar pairs collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the Belle detector at the KEKB asymmetric-energy e(+)e(-) collider. This decay is predicted to proceed predominantly via the b -> s gamma radiative penguin process with a high energy photon. No significant signal is found. We set an upper limit of 6.5 x 10(-7) for the branching fraction of B-o -> p (Lambda) over bar pi(-)gamma at the 90% confidence level.</P>

Effects of Gate-Pulse Shape on the Accuracy of Charge-Pumping Measurement

Lai,P. T.,Xu,J. P.,Xu,C. K. Poek,ChEng,Y. C. 대한전자공학회 1997 ICVC : International Conference on VLSI and CAD Vol.5 No.1

Charge-pumping (CP) measurement is performed on MOSFETs with their gates tied to sawtooth pulses. Influence of both rise time (t_r) and fall time (t_f) on CP current is investigated. Results show that the dominant mechanism affecting the measurement accuracy is the energy range of interface-trap distribution D_(it)(E) swept by the gate signal for low frequencies and carrier emissions for high frequencies. Hence, it is suggested that low frequency is more favorable than high frequency, especially for sawtooth pulses with long t_r and short t_f, due to little carrier emission and negligible geometric effects. Thus, the optimum frequency and corresponding t_r/t_f of the sawtooth pulses are determined to be about 100 kHz and 9/1 ㎲ which can be used to accurately estimate the density of interface states in MOSFETs.

R&D Status of High-current Accelerators at IFP

J. J. Deng,J. S. Shi,W. P. Xie,L. W. Zhang,K. Z. Zhang,S. P. Feng,J. Li,M. Wang,Y. He,L. S. Xia,Z. Y. Dai,H. T. Li,L. Wen,S. F. Chen,X. Li,Q. G. Lai,M. H. Xia,Y. C. Guan,S. Y. Song,L. Chen 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.61

High-current accelerators have many important applications in Z-pinches, high-power microwaves, and free electron lasers, imploding liners and radiography and so on. Research activities on Zpinches, imploding liners, radiography at the Institute of Fluid Physics (IFP) are introduced. Several main high-current accelerators developed and being developed at IFP are described, such as the Linear Induction Accelerator X-Ray Facility Upgrade (LIAXFU, 12 MeV, 2.5 kA, 90 ns), the Dragon-I linear induction accelerator (20 MeV, 2.5 kA, 60 ns), and the Primary Test Stand for Z-pinch (PTS, 10 MA, 120 ns). The design of Dragon-II linear induction accelerator (20 MeV, 2.5 kA, 3 × 60 ns) to be built will be presented briefly.

Measurement of branching fraction and final-state asymmetry for the B¯0→KS0K∓π± decay

Lai, Y.-T.,Adachi, I.,Aihara, H.,Al Said, S.,Asner, D. M.,Atmacan, H.,Aulchenko, V.,Aushev, T.,Babu, V.,Badhrees, I.,Bakich, A. M.,Bansal, V.,Behera, P.,Beleñ,o, C.,Bhuyan, B.,Bilka, T.,Biswal, American Physical Society 2019 Physical Review D Vol.100 No.1

ELECTRON TRAPPING AND DETRAPPING BEHAVIORS OF THIN THERMALLY NITRIDED OXIDES

ChEng, Y. C.,Wong, H.,Lo, H. B.,Lai, P. T.,Liu, Z. H. 대한전자공학회 1989 ICVC : International Conference on VLSI and CAD Vol.1 No.1

This work reports the electron trapping and de trapping behaviors of thin ($lt;300Å) thermally grown oxide annealed in pure ammonia at high temperature ($gt;1000℃). The phenomena are investigated by using the low-frequency noise measurement on MOSFETs, monitoring the flatband-voltage shift of MOS capacitor subjected to electron injection and shift of Fowler-Nordheim (FN) curve in high field region. Results indicate that the nitrided samples have particularly higher interface trap density at 0.43eV (below the conduction band of silicon) and a larger capture cross section than the conventional oxides, and the estimated centroid of the trap distribution is very close to the silicon-oxide interface. In addition, the trapped charge density is found to have a strong dependence on the nitridation conditions, and is lower for higher oxide field due to an increase of detrapping rate. On the other hand, electron conduction in the nitrided oxide films is mainly governed by the FN mechanism in low field ($lt;7 MV/cm) region and by the Pool-Frankel mechanism in highfield region where the traps assist the conduction.

The Influence of Ion Implantation Damage on the Off-State Leakage Characteristics of n-MOSDETs with Ultrathin Oxide, Nitrided-Oxide and Re-Oxidized Nitrided-Oxide Gate Dielectrics

Fleischer, S.,Lai, P. T.,ChEng, Y. C. 대한전자공학회 1993 ICVC : International Conference on VLSI and CAD Vol.3 No.1

Design and Construction of a Claw-pole PM Dynamo

C. C. Hwang,P. L. Li,Y. C. Lai 한국자기학회 2007 한국자기학회 학술연구발표회 논문개요집 Vol.- No.-