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http://dx.doi.org/10.5536/KJPS.2022.49.1.15

Comparison of Telomere Length and Vitality among Korean Native Chicken Breeds  

Cho, Eun Jung (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Bo Gyeong (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongsang National University)
Sohn, Sea Hwan (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongsang National University)
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Korean Journal of Poultry Science / v.49, no.1, 2022 , pp. 15-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
We compared the degrees of vitality of 12 Korean native chicken breeds, such as Jaeraejong, Korean Rhode Island Red (Rhode), Korean White Leghorn, Korean Cornish (Cornish), and Korean Ogye breeds. The survival rate and telomere length were measured as vital markers. Telomere length was analyzed via quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridization method using the lymphocytes of 466 chickens. We found that the telomere length decreased linearly with increasing chronological age in all chicken breeds. Telomere length and telomere shortening rates (TSR) were significantly different among the chicken breeds after 20 weeks of age (P<0.01). Rhode had the longest telomere length and the lowest TSR, whereas Cornish had the shortest telomere length and the highest TSR. In terms of TSR, the telomere length of 50-week-old chickens was half of that of 8-week-old chickens. There was also a significant difference in survival rates among the breeds. Both Rhode and Korean Ogye had the highest survival rates, while Cornish had the lowest. There was a significant positive correlation between survival rate and telomere length, and telomere length in old age showed a higher correlation with survival rate than that in young age. Therefore, it is considered that TSR is more closely related to survival rate than the telomere length. Based on the telomere dynamics and survival rates of 12 Korean native chicken breeds, it was concluded that the Rhode breed and Cornish breed had the highest and lowest vitality, respectively.
Keywords
telomere length; telomere shortening rates; survival rates; vitality; Korean native chickens;
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