Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Abstract
Genetically fat and lean chickens reared identically in the same environment were used to investigate the effect of the apoVLDL-II gene (intron I) on total cholesterol, triglyceride, and lipoprotein concentrations. The overall allele frequency in the 2 populations was 0.59 for allele A and 0.41 for allele B. The allele frequency in the Rugao breed was 0.52 for allele A and 0.48 for allele B; however, in the Anka breed it was 0.65 for allele A and 0.35 for allele B. The apoVLDL-II genotype in the genetically fat Anka breed was associated with a significant increase in serum triacylglyceride concentration in sexually immature birds.
DOI
10.3906/vet-0804-26
Keywords
PCR-SSCP, Apo VLDL-II, serum biochemical, chicken
First Page
253
Last Page
255
Recommended Citation
MUSA, H. H, CHEN, G. H, CHENG, J. H, BAO, W. B, & SULEIMAN, A. H (2009). Single strand conformation polymorphism in intron I of the chicken apoVLDL-II gene, and its relationship with triglyceride and very low density lipoprotein concentrations. Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences 33 (3): 253-255. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-0804-26
