The study was conducted at the ruminant research station of general commission for agricultural research/Ministry Agriculture, as well laboratory genetic resources department livestock/Ministry Agriculture and college agriculture engineering science, with aim determine genotypic expression region (intron 2 part exon 3) LHX3 gene And its relationship to fertility rate in local Shami goats. For t...

The study was conducted to estimate the genetic and phenotypic correlations among body measurements, body weight, kidding interval, kidding rate and milk yield in the different breeds of goat. Data was collected on 95 goats of three breeds (Jamunapari, Black Bengal and their crosses (Jamunapari×Black Bengal) through direct observation. The average body weight of Jamunapari goat was 34.75 ± 3.33...

The present study aimed to analyze genetic relatedness and differentiation of common native goat populations in some countries of the Middle East. The populations were Ardi, Black Bedouin, and Damascus goats in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria, respectively. Domesticated goats of the Middle East are mostly related to common ancestors, but there is limited molecular genetic evidenc...

Five cases of orf virus infection in Korean black goats were diagnosed in our laboratory between 2010 and 2011. One orf virus (ORF/2011) was isolated from an ovine testis cell line (OA3.Ts) for use as a vaccine candidate. Sequences of the major envelope protein and orf virus interferon resistance genes were determined and compared with published reference sequences. Phylogenetic analyses reveal...

The objective of this study was to determine the intra- and intergenetic diversities of eight different goat populations in Turkey including Hair, Angora, Kilis, Yayladag, Shami, Honamli, Saanen, and Alpine. A total of 244 DNA samples were genotyped using 11 microsatellites loci. The genetic differentiation between breeds was considerable as a result of the statistically significant (P < 0.001)...

In Iraq generally and Kurdistan region specifically, goats are an important resource for meat milk production. It is well known that Myostatin genes (MSTN) have the essential role in growth development due to its crucial involvement muscle growth. The goal of this research was reveal polymorphism MSTN gene different Capra hircus breeds (native, Shami, Meriz Kamori goat) wild mountain goat (Capr...