%0 Journal Article
%T Association between UCP Gene Polymorphisms and Growth, Breeding Value of Growth and Reproductive Traits in Mazandaran Indigenous Chicken
%A Seyed Mohammad Moazeni
%A Mohammadreza Mohammadabadi
%A Mostafa Sadeghi
%A Hosein Moradi Shahrbabak
%A Ali Esmailizadeh Koshkoieh
%A Farhad Bordbar
%J Open Journal of Animal Sciences
%P 1-8
%@ 2161-7627
%D 2016
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojas.2016.61001
%X The objective of this study was to estimate the allele and genotype frequencies of the UCP/Hha1 polymorphisms and to determine associations between these polymorphisms and growth traits, breeding value of growth and reproductive traits in Mazandaran Indigenous Chicken. To estimate breeding value of the reproductive traits, and phenotypic information of 18 successive generations of selection in breeding station of Mazandaran Indigenous Chicken (north of Iran), 190 birds were analyzed using a univariate animal model in ASREML procedure.. Genotyping of UCP gene polymorphism for all subjects was performed by the PCR¨CRFLP method. The evaluation of the association between this SNP with reproductive traits suggests a positive effect of TC genotype with age at first egg (ASM) compared with CC genotype. In addition, TC genotype was significantly associated with breeding value of age at first egg compared with CC genotype (P < 0.05). In conclusion, our results suggest that the TC genotype of the UCP gene is associated with age at sexual maturity (ASM) and breeding value of age at sexual maturity, and UCP polymorphisms may be used as DNA markers for selection in the breeding process of Mazandaran Indigenous Chicken.
%K Reproductive Traits
%K Polymorphism
%K Chicken
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%K UCP&lt
%K /i&gt
%K PCR-RFLP
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=62686