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타우린 첨가가 복강지방 및 간과 혈청 중 콜레스테롤 농도에 미치는 영향을 육계 수컷병아리에서 조사하였다. 1일령 병아리를 사료에 타우린을 첨가하지 않은 대조구와 1% 그리고 2%를 첨가한 3가지 시험구에 균일하게 분포시켰다. 2% 타우린 첨가 시 육계의 증체량은 6% 감소하였으나, 사료효율은 처리구간 차이가 없었다. 간 중량과 체중대비 간 중량도 처리구간 차이가 없었으나, 복강지방은 1%와 2% 타우린 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 14%와 20% 낮았다. 혈청 중 중성지방, glucose, GOT, 및 GPT 농도는 처리구간 차이가 없었으나, 혈청중 총 콜레스테롤 농도는 1%와 2% 타우린 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 10%와 12% 증가하였다. HDL-콜레스테롤 역시 1%와 2% 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 20%와 34% 높았다. 간의 총 콜레스테롤 농도는 1%와 2% 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 9%와 13% 낮았으며, 간의 HDL-콜레스테롤 농도 역시 1%와 2% 첨가구가 대조구에 비하여 각각 20%와 38% 낮았다. 본 연구의 결과는 타우린 첨가가 육계의 복강지방의 축적을 억제시키며 콜레스테롤 대사에 영향을 미친다는 것을 보여준다.
Effects of dietary taurine on the abdominal fat weight and serum and liver concentrations of cholesterol were investigated with male broiler chick. One-day old chicks were allocated to one of three taurine supplemented diet; 0 (control), 1 and 2%. Body weight gain of chicks fed the diet supplemented with 2% taurine decreased by 6% compared to the control (P<0.05). However, feed conversion ratio was not different among treatment. Liver weight and ratio of liver weight to body weight showed no difference among treatments. Abdominal fat weights were lower in 1% and 2% taurine supplementations by 14% and 20%, respectively, than that of the control (P<0.05). Serum concentrations of triglyceride, glucose, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase and glutamic pyruvic transaminase were not different among treatments. However, serum concentrations of total cholesterol were higher in 1% and 2% taurine supplementations by 10% and 12%, respectively, than that of the control (P<0.05). Also serum concentrations of HDL-cholesterol increased in 1% and 2% taurine supplementations by 20% and 34%, respectively, compared to the control (P<0.05). Concentrations of total cholesterol in liver decreased in 1% and 2% taurine supplementation by 9% and 13%, compared to the control (P<0.05). Also concentrations of HDL-cholesterol in liver were lower in 1.0% and 2.0% taurine supplementation by 20% and 38%, respectively, than that of the control (P<0.05). These results showed that taurine supplementation decreased the fat storage in abdominal cavity and affected on the cholesterol metabolism in liver of broiler chicks.