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http://dx.doi.org/10.5536/KJPS.2022.49.3.145

Association between Paternal Telomere Length and Offspring Production Performance in Korean Native Chickens  

Kim, Bo Gyeong (Division of Animal Bioscience and Integrated Biotechnology, Gyeongsang National University)
Sohn, Sea Hwan (Division of Animal Bioscience and Integrated Biotechnology, Gyeongsang National University)
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Korean Journal of Poultry Science / v.49, no.3, 2022 , pp. 145-156 More about this Journal
Abstract
The effect of paternal telomere length on reproductive performance, relationship between paternal and offspring telomere length, and association between paternal telomere length and offspring production performance were investigated in Korean native chickens. Using 22 paternal chickens and 329 offspring, the paternal reproductive performance such as fertility, embryo mortality, and hatchability, as well as the offspring production performance such as survival rate, body weight, and weight gain were analyzed. Telomere length was analyzed through quantitative fluorescence in situ hybridization using lymphocytes. No significant differences were observed in fertility, embryo mortality, and hatchability between paternal chicken telomere lengths (P<0.05). These results indicate that paternal telomere length had a weak negative correlation with fertility and embryonic death rate but a weak positive correlation with hatchability. The correlation coefficient between paternal telomere length and offspring survival rate was r=0.17 (P>0.05). The group of offspring with long paternal telomeres showed relatively poor growth performance. Moreover, a significant negative correlation was estimated between paternal telomere length and offspring growth performance (P<0.05). The correlation coefficient between paternal and offspring telomere lengths was r=0.075 (P>0.05). In conclusion, there was a weak association between paternal telomere length and reproductive performance, offspring survival rate, and offspring telomere length, respectively. However, paternal telomere length and offspring growth performance showed a negative relationship. Such results could be due to the re-extension of telomere length by telomere reprogramming in the early embryonic stage and the different degree of telomere shortening between individuals with increasing age after birth.
Keywords
telomere length; fertility and hatchability; survival rate; growth performance; chicken;
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