C. Boschiero
Department of Animal Science, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science,Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, 18618-000, SP, Brazil
M.F. Rosario
Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Science,College of Agriculture �Luiz de Queiroz�, Piracicaba, 13418-900, SP, Brazil
M. C. Ledur
Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Science,College
of Agriculture �Luiz de Queiroz�, Piracicaba, 13418-900, SP, Brazil
R. L.R. Campos
Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Science,College
of Agriculture �Luiz de Queiroz�, Piracicaba, 13418-900, SP, Brazil
M. Ambo
Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Science,College
of Agriculture �Luiz de Queiroz�, Piracicaba, 13418-900, SP, Brazil
L. L. Coutinho
Animal Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Animal Science,College
of Agriculture �Luiz de Queiroz�, Piracicaba, 13418-900, SP, Brazil
A.S.A. M.T. Moura
Department of Animal Science, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, 18618-000, SP, Brazil
ABSTRACT
Associations between four microsatellite markers on chromosome 11 and five on chromosome 13 with performance, carcass and organs traits were investigated in chickens using a least-squares approach applied to single-marker analysis. Three hundred and twenty seven F2 chickens from the EMBRAPA broiler x layer experimental population were evaluated for 16 traits: five related to performance, five to carcass and five to organs, plus the hematocrit. Two significance thresholds were considered: p<0.05 and p<0.0056; the last value resulted from the application of a multiple tests analyses correction. On chromosome 11, six associations (p<0.05) between the genotypes of two markers with four growth related and one carcass trait were found. On chromosome 13, six associations (p<0.05) between marker genotypes and three performance traits, eight associations (p<0.05) between marker genotypes and two carcass traits and eight associations (p<0.05) between marker genotypes and four organs traits were detected. These associations were indications of the presence of quantitative trait loci on these chromosomes, especially on chromosome 13. In this chromosome, the strongest evidence was for body weight at 41 days of age and percentage of carcass because the p-values exceeded the multiple test threshold (p<0.0056), but also for breast percentage and heart weight due to the large number of markers (four) on chromosome 13 associated with each one of these traits. These associations should be further investigated by interval mapping analyses to find QTL positions and to allow the estimation of their effects.
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C. Boschiero, M.F. Rosario, M. C. Ledur, R. L.R. Campos, M. Ambo, L. L. Coutinho and A.S.A. M.T. Moura, 2009. Associations Between Microsatellite Markers and Traits Related to Performance, Carcass and Organs in Chickens. International Journal of Poultry Science, 8: 615-620.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.615.620
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2009.615.620
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2009.615.620
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2009.615.620
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