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http://dx.doi.org/10.5536/KJPS.2017.44.2.83

Inbreeding Levels and Pedigree Structure of Korean Indigenous Chicken Population  

Cha, Jaebeom (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Park, Byoungho (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Park, Mina (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Kang, Hayoun (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Kim, Yongmin (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Kim, Chongdae (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Heo, Kangnyeong (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Choo, Hyojun (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
Kang, Boseok (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
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Korean Journal of Poultry Science / v.44, no.2, 2017 , pp. 83-92 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to estimate the inbreeding level and effective population size of Korean indigenous chickens. In the study, two variables were considered to evaluate the pedigree completeness: (1) the proportion (%) of animals with complete pedigree, and (2) the proportion of animals with inbreeding coefficients greater than zero. In the proportion of animals having complete pedigree, all strains reached almost 100% completeness in 1~2 years. In the proportion of animals with inbreeding coefficients greater than zero, all strains reached almost 100% completeness in 5~6 years. We considered that the pedigree recoding system is well managed and that the inbreeding coefficient is a reliable measure. Over the past 20 years, the increase of inbreeding coefficients in Korean indigenous chicken strains has been 7.6~10.9%. The S strain showed the most rapid increase of inbreeding coefficient of 8.2% in 10 years. The reason for this rapid increase is considered to be associated with the fact that the numbers of sires and dams involved in reproduction was 115 and 91, respectively, which are lower than those of the other strains. According to average rates of increase in inbreeding coefficients (${\Delta}F$), all strains have ${\Delta}F$ values of 0.39~0.85%, which is lower than 1%, and the effective population size is above 50. The results showed that inbreeding levels were within the acceptable range and that Korean indigenous chicken population scan be regarded as safe from the threat of extinction.
Keywords
inbreeding; inbreeding coefficient; pedigree structure; effective population size; Korean indigenous chicken population;
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