Effect of Growth Hormone Genetic Polymorphism on Calf Birth Weight

Authors

  • Zeynep Sönmez Atatürk Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Zootekni Bölümü, 25240, Erzurum
  • Memiş Özdemir Atatürk Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Zootekni Bölümü, 25240, Erzurum http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1301-0270
  • Vecihi Aksakal Gümüşhane Üniversitesi, Kelkit Aydın Doğan M.Y.O, Kelkit, 29600, Gümüşhane.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i13.1781-1784.1665

Keywords:

Bovine growth hormone, Polymorphism, Birth weight, Calf, PCR-RFLP

Abstract

The aim of study were to present relationships between birth weight of 94 Holstein calves with genotype structures of each sample‘s Growth Hormone (GH) determined through PCR-RFLP method and to detect the population‘s genetic variation by determining the genotype and allel frequency distribution. In the study, according to the analysis result, it was determined that Growth Hormone gene LL genotype was 41.9 kg, LL was 40.8 kg, and VV was 42.2 kg for the birth weight. A significant relationship between birth weight with GH genotypes could not be found. It was seen that the calf population is not stable according to Hardy-Weinberg genetic balance test.

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Published

01.01.2018

How to Cite

Sönmez, Z., Özdemir, M., & Aksakal, V. (2018). Effect of Growth Hormone Genetic Polymorphism on Calf Birth Weight. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 5(13), 1781–1784. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i13.1781-1784.1665

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 13 (2017): Special Issue (OTBIYOSEM)

Section

Animal Production

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