Genetic structure of breeds of goats bred in Slovakia

Pavol Makovický

doi:10.15414/afz.2020.23.02.49-50

Abstract

Article Details: Received: 2019-12-16 | Accepted: 2020-03-24 | Available online: 2020-06-30 https://doi.org/10.15414/afz.2020.23.02.49-50 The genetic structure of five goat breeds bred in Slovakia was characterized using a visible genetic profile and biochemical polymorphic systems. Tree dairy goat breeds – White Shorthaired, Brown Shorthaired and Alpine goats – and two wool goat breeds – Angora and Cashmere goats – were evaluated. Calculated were the heterozygosity and the effective number of alleles for each locus based on the allele frequencies of eight genes determining type traits and biochemical polymorphic systems, as well as their average values as indicators characterizing the genetic variability of each breed. The genetic differences between breeds were also determined. Keywords: Goats, White Shorthaired, Brown Shorthaired, Alpine, Angora Cashmere, genetics, Slovakia References ORAVCOVÁ, M. (2013). Pedigree analysis in White Shorthaired goat: First results. Archiv Tierzucht, 56, 547–554.

Highlights

Goat farming in Slovakia is a specific livestock sector where most goats are concentrated in small-scale breeding
Using a visible genetic profile and biochemical polymorphic systems, we characterized the genetic structure of 5 goat breeds bred in Slovakia
We evaluated three dairy goat breeds (White shorthair goat – BKK, Brown shorthair goat – HKK, Alpine goat – AK), and two wool goat breeds (Angora goat – ANK, and Cashmere goat – KK)

Summary

Introduction

Goat farming in Slovakia is a specific livestock sector where most goats are concentrated in small-scale breeding. Using a visible genetic profile and biochemical polymorphic systems, we characterized the genetic structure of 5 goat breeds bred in Slovakia. The goats of the BKK breed came from 3 herds (n = 53–205 pieces depending on the analyzed polymorphic system, HKK, AK, ANK and KK from one herd (n = 7–54). We found the frequency of alleles for polledness (Ho), the occurrence of wattles of the goats (Wa), occurrence of the beard (Br) and length of ears (EL).

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