ANALYSIS OF GENETIC VARIATION IN NORMAL FEATHERED, NAKED NECK AND FULANI- ECOTYPE NIGERIAN INDIGENOUS CHICKENS BASED ON HAEMOGLOBIN POLYMORPHISM
| dc.contributor.author | Yakubu, Abdulmojeed | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aya, V.E | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-11T13:44:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-11T13:44:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-12-14 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Haemoglobin polymorphism was investigated in 50 normal feathered, 33 naked neck and 42 Fulani-ecotype Nigerian indigenous chickens. Haemoglobin typing was carried out using cellulose acetate electrophoresis. Two co-dominant haemoglobin alleles (HbA and HbB) were found in the chickens. From the electrophoretic band patterns, three genotypes (HbAA, HbAB and HbBB) were observed. The frequencies of the A and B genes were 0.68 and 0.32; 0.71 and 0.29; 0.75 and 0.25 for normal feathered, naked neck and Fulani-ecotype chickens respectively. The corresponding genotype frequencies for AA, AB, and BB in the three chicken populations were 0.54, 0.28 and 0.18; 0.58, 0.27and 0.15; 0.62, 0.26 and 0.12 respectively. The gene and genotype frequencies of naked neck and Fulani-ecotype birds were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium while those of normal feathered birds deviated significantly from the theoretical proportions. The average amount of heterozygosity at haemoglobin locus was 0.41. The results obtained could serve as a reference point in the genetic improvement of indigenous chickens using biochemical markers. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Yakubu, A et al. (2012), ANALYSIS OF GENETIC VARIATION IN NORMAL FEATHERED, NAKED NECK AND FULANI- ECOTYPE NIGERIAN INDIGENOUS CHICKENS BASED ON HAEMOGLOBIN POLYMORPHISM. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/2736 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Animal Science, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Haemoglobin, polymorphism, equilibrium, heterozygosity, indigenous chickens | en_US |
| dc.title | ANALYSIS OF GENETIC VARIATION IN NORMAL FEATHERED, NAKED NECK AND FULANI- ECOTYPE NIGERIAN INDIGENOUS CHICKENS BASED ON HAEMOGLOBIN POLYMORPHISM | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |