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Research
5. Prolificacy in Raighar goats is independent of
FecB gene -
Tapan Kumar Palai, Purna Chandra Bisoi, Apratim Maity, Prakash Chandra Behera,
Gyanaranjan Sahoo, Shamik Polley and Sachinandan De
Vet World. 2013; 6(8):
479-481
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2013.479-481
Abstract
Aim: The Research was undertaken to find the association between FecB
and high prolificacy in Raighar goats.
Materials and Methods: DNA was
extracted from blood, collected from does (n=101) with history of high
prolificacy. Further tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system
(T-ARMS) PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis were followed to screen the
mutation.
Results: Raighar goats were found to be wild homozygotes
suggesting absence of FecB mutation. Conclusion: Prolificacy in case of
Raighar goats is not due to the mutation at FecB locus. It is thought to
search for other genes or loci in goat fecundity.
Keywords: FecB,
mutation, prolificacy, Raighar goat
