Genetic Relationships among Four Saudi Arabian Sheep Populations

Authors

  • A. Kwallah International Livestock Research Institute, Naivasha Road, Nairobi, Kenya
  • F.M.M.T. Marikar Department of Animal Production, Food and Agriculture College, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
  • H. Jianlin International Livestock Research Institute, Naivasha Road, Nairobi, Kenya
  • H. Kibogo International Livestock Research Institute, Naivasha Road, Nairobi, Kenya
  • M.A. Al-Shaikh Department of Animal Production, Food and Agriculture College, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
  • M.M. Musthafa Department of Animal Production, Food and Agriculture College, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
  • O. Hanotte International Livestock Research Institute, Naivasha Road, Nairobi, Kenya
  • R.S. Aljumaah Department of Animal Production, Food and Agriculture College, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
Abstract:

Four Saudi Arabian indigenous sheep populations including Najdi, Hbsi, Arb, and Naemi were genotyped for 16 microsatellite markers recommended by the food and agriculture organization (FAO). This study aims to provide information on the genetic structure of the breeds analyzed and give indications and proposals for the cross breeding program. All loci were polymorphic in all populations and locus combinations were at Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium except ILSTS044, ILSTS005, MAF209, HUJ616, OARFCB226 and SRCRSP09 (P

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volume 4  issue 4

pages  775- 779

publication date 2014-12-01

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