Potential genetic markers and their association with production traits in Thai Pradu Hang Dam and Chee native chickens
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Native chickens are increasingly selected for better production and performance as they cannot compete with hybrids and exotic breeds in growth and reproductive traits. Traditionally, phenotypic based selection was used to select animal which took longer to improve the animal and their response to selection was minimal. However, nowadays we can select animals at young age using genetic markers. But we need more genetic markers for a robust selection. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to find the association among MTNR1C, STAT5B, BMP15, and DRD2 with production traits. A sample size of 188 chickens were used with 95 Chee chickens and 93 Pradu Hang Dam chickens. Blood samples were collected from wing vein. The DNA was isolated with modified form of guanidine hydrochloride method. It was genotyped using PCR-RFLP. The GLM procedure was used to compare the least square means between different genotype. Chi-square goodness of fit test was used to test the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. All the genes deviated significantly from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium except DRD2. The MTNR1C was significantly associated with age at first egg (AFE) with a allele giving earlier eggs than G allele in Pradu Hang Dam chickens and subsequent higher egg production. However, we didn’t find any association with other genes and productions traits. Moreover, in Chee, we didn’t establish any tentative association with all the genes studied and the production traits. We recommend that MTNR1C can be a potential marker for improving egg production traits.
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