Conservation of Indigenous Cattle Breeds

FASN gene polymorphism in indigenous cattle breeds of Turkey.

The aim of this study was to determine the variants of the thioesterase (TE) beta-ketoacyl reductase (KR) domains of the Fatty Acid Synthase (FASN) gene, in the East Anatolian Red (EAR) and South Anatolian Red (SAR) cattle breeds. It has been suggested that the FASN gene is effective on fatty acid composition of meat in cattle. In this study, the genotype and allele frequencies of g.17924 A>G, ...

Genetic Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationship between Indigenous Cattle Breeds

Zebu breeds of cattle from southern part of India are well known for their adaptability to extreme climatic conditions, draught efficiency, disease resistance and poor nutritional environment. Selection of appropriate populations for conservation of such genetic resources is needed in view of preventing rapid erosion of animal genetic resources. Estimation of genetic diversity is essential to d...

Assessing priorities for conservation in Tuscan cattle breeds using microsatellites.

Preservation of rare genetic stocks requires assessment of within-population genetic diversity and between-population differentiation to make inferences on their degree of uniqueness. A total of 194 Tuscan cattle (44 Calvana, 35 Chianina, 25 Garfagnina, 31 Maremmana, 31 Mucca Pisana and 28 Pontremolese) individuals were genotyped for 34 microsatellite markers. Moreover, 56 samples belonging to ...

Estimating the Worth of Traits of Indigenous Breeds of Cattle in Ethiopia

Polymorphism studies of Prolactin Receptor (PRLR) gene in Indigenous Grey Cattle breeds of India

Alterations in candidate genes by way of substitutions, insertions, or deletions at restriction enzyme cleavage sites may produce changes in the resulting length of DNA fragments called restriction fragment length polymorphisms, which may serve as genetic markers if they are linked to quantitative trait loci. Recently, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have gained high popularity as marker...