• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제62권6호
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• pp.790-800
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• 2020

The Yeonsan Ogye (YO) chicken is a natural heritage of Korea, characterized by black feathers, skin, bones, eyes, and comb. The purebred of YO population has been reared under the natural mating system with no systematic selection and breeding plan. The purpose of this study was to identify the genetic diversity and find the optimal number of population sub-division using 12 polymorphic microsatellite (MS) markers to construct a pedigree-based breeding plan for the YO population. A total of 509 YO birds were used for this study. Genetic diversity and population structure analysis were conducted based on the MS marker genotype information. The overall average polymorphic information content value and expected heterozygosity of the population were 0.586, and 0.642, respectively. The K-mean cluster analysis based on the genetic distance result confirmed that the current YO population can be divided into three ancestry groups. Individuals in each group were evaluated based on their genetic distance to identify the potential candidates for a future breeding plan. This study concludes that a future breeding plan with known pedigree information of selected founder animals, which holds high genetic diversity, could be the best strategy to ensure the conservation of the Korean YO chicken population.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.659-669
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• 2022

Objective: Thoroughbred horses have been bred exclusively for racing in England for a long time. Additionally, because horse racing is a global sport, a healthy leisure activity for ordinary citizens, and a high-value business, systematic racehorse breeding at the population level is a requirement for continuous industrial development. Therefore, we established genomic evaluation system (using prize money as horse racing traits) to produce spirited, agile, and strong racing horse population Methods: We used phenotypic data from 25,061 Thoroughbred horses (all registered individuals in Korea) that competed in races between 1994 and 2019 at the Korea Racing Authority and constructed pedigree structures. We quantified the improvement in racehorse breeding output by year in Korea, and this aided in the establishment of a high-level horse-fill industry. Results: We found that pedigree-based best linear unbiased prediction method improved the racing performance of the Thoroughbred population with high accuracy, making it possible to construct an excellent Thoroughbred racehorse population in Korea. Conclusion: This study could be used to develop an efficient breeding program at the population level for Korean Thoroughbred racehorse populations as well as others.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제112권2호
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• pp.157-172
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• 2023

임목육종에 있어 인공교배는 매우 중요한 방법 가운데 하나이다. 인공교배를 이용하면 유용한 유전자형을 생성하고 빠르게 개량효과를 증진시킬 수 있다. 그러나 그 동안 소나무(Pinus densiflora) 육종프로그램의 인공교배 효율이나 성공률에 대한 평가는 미흡하였다. 인공교배 효율 및 차대 육종집단 관리 평가를 위해 2015년에 조성된 소나무 충북2호×강원40호, 강원40호×충북2호 집단 159개체를 사용하였다. 차대묘의 microsatellite 유전자형을 식별한 뒤, 연구에 이용된 프라이머 수의 적절성 평가와 혈통분석을 진행했다. 프라이머 수는 차대묘 개체들을 구분하는데 적절했다고 판단되었고 159개 차대묘 중 60개체가 친자 혈통(충북2호와 강원40호의 교배에 의한 차대)으로 식별되었다. 또한, 육종집단 관리상의 문제가 의심되는 결과가 나타난 54개의 차대묘를 제외하고 다시 혈통분석을 진행했다. 두 번째 분석에서는 105개 차대묘 중 47개체가 친자혈통(충북2호와 강원40호의 교배에 의한 차대)으로 식별되었다. 결론적으로, 임목육종 프로그램에서 인공교배의 효율을 향상시키기 위해서 여러 주의사항이 요구된다. 먼저, 모수와 화분수의 정확한 클론명 식별이 이루어져야 한다. 암구과의 격리, 인공교배 시기의 결정 등 인공교배 과정이 잘 수행되어야 하며 교배 후 차대묘 관리 모니터링도 필요하다. 이 때 모수, 화분수의 식별과 교잡 사후관리 모니터링 과정에 분자표지자를 이용하는 것이 바람직하다. 본 연구결과는 앞으로 소나무류 육종프로그램에 있어 인공교배에 대한 참고 정보를 제공할 것이다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.357-366
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• 2010

한우의 유전체 전장의 정보를 Illumina BeadArray$^{TM}$ Bovine SNP50 assay를 이용하여 단일염기다형 현상을 조사한 결과, 유전적 다양성을 보이는 좌위가 약 32,567 좌위 이상에서 다양성을 보이고 있었으며 약 5,554 좌위에서 다양성이 조사되지 않았다. 이는 조사된 자료의 가계집단의 수가 크게 제한되었기 때문에 기인될 수 있으며 또 다른 원인으로는 한우 종축집단의 크기가 작을 수 있다는 현상을 반증한다고 사료된다. 유전분석의 기초가 되는 혈통기록에 의한 개체간 혈연관계를 유전체 정보에 의한 혈연관계와 비교하여 본 결과, 유전체 정보에 의한 혈연관계의 크기가 혈통기록에 의한 혈연관계보다 좀 더 정확하게 추정될 수 있다는 장점이 있으며 혈통기록상의 오류로 그릇된 혈연관계의 크기를 유전체 정보를 통하여 보완할 수 있다는 장점이 있다. 이러한 장점을 활용하면 유전체정보를 이용한 유전능력 평가의 정확성을 크게 향상시킬 수 있을 것으로 사료되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.1836-1843
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• 2019

Objective: Social genetic effects (SGE) are an important genetic component for growth, group productivity, and welfare in pigs. The present study was conducted to evaluate i) the feasibility of the single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction (ssGBLUP) approach with the inclusion of SGE in the model in pigs, and ii) the changes in the contribution of heritable SGE to the phenotypic variance with different scaling ${\omega}$ constants for genomic relationships. Methods: The dataset included performance tested growth rate records (average daily gain) from 13,166 and 21,762 pigs Landrace (LR) and Yorkshire (YS), respectively. A total of 1,041 (LR) and 964 (YS) pigs were genotyped using the Illumina PorcineSNP60 v2 BeadChip panel. With the BLUPF90 software package, genetic parameters were estimated using a modified animal model for competitive traits. Giving a fixed weight to pedigree relationships (${\tau}:1$), several weights (${\omega}_{xx}$, 0.1 to 1.0; with a 0.1 interval) were scaled with the genomic relationship for best model fit with Akaike information criterion (AIC). Results: The genetic variances and total heritability estimates ($T^2$) were mostly higher with ssGBLUP than in the pedigree-based analysis. The model AIC value increased with any level of ${\omega}$ other than 0.6 and 0.5 in LR and YS, respectively, indicating the worse fit of those models. The theoretical accuracies of direct and social breeding value were increased by decreasing ${\omega}$ in both breeds, indicating the better accuracy of ${\omega}_{0.1}$ models. Therefore, the optimal values of ${\omega}$ to minimize AIC and to increase theoretical accuracy were 0.6 in LR and 0.5 in YS. Conclusion: In conclusion, single-step ssGBLUP model fitting SGE showed significant improvement in accuracy compared with the pedigree-based analysis method; therefore, it could be implemented in a pig population for genomic selection based on SGE, especially in South Korean populations, with appropriate further adjustment of tuning parameters for relationship matrices.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.1116-1122
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• 2021

Objective: The aim was to characterize the genetic diversity evolution of the registered Mexican Charolais cattle population by pedigree analysis. Methods: Data consisted of 331,390 pedigree records of animals born from 1934 to 2018. Average complete generation equivalent, generation interval, effective population size (N_e), and effective numbers of founders (f_e), ancestors (f_a), and founder genomes (N_g) were calculated for seven five-year periods. The inbreeding coefficient was calculated per year of birth, from 1984 to 2018, whereas the gene contribution of the most influential ancestors was calculated for the latter period. Results: Average complete generation equivalent consistently increased across periods, from 4.76, for the first period (1984 through 1988), to 7.86, for the last period (2014 through 2018). The inbreeding coefficient showed a relative steadiness across the last seventeen years, oscillating from 0.0110 to 0.0145. During the last period, the average generation interval for the father-offspring pathways was nearly 1 yr. longer than that of the mother-offspring pathways. The effective population size increased steadily since 1984 (105.0) and until 2013 (237.1), but showed a minor decline from 2013 to 2018 (233.2). The population displayed an increase in the f_a since 1984 and until 2008; however, showed a small decrease during the last decade. The effective number of founder genomes increased from 1984 to 2003, but revealed loss of genetic variability during the last fifteen years (from 136.4 to 127.7). The f_a:f_e ratio suggests that the genetic diversity loss was partially caused by formation of genetic bottlenecks in the pedigree; in addition, the N_g:f_a ratio indicates loss of founder alleles due to genetic drift. The most influential ancestor explained 1.8% of the total genetic variability in the progeny born from 2014 to 2018. Conclusion: Inbreeding, N_e, f_a, and N_g are rather beyond critical levels; therefore, the current genetic status of the population is not at risk.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2000년도 춘계 학술대회지
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• pp.102-103
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• 2000

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2003년도 추계 학술발표회 요지
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• pp.74-75
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• 2003

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.138-141
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• 2011

Here, we report a computer program written in Python, which phases SNP genotypes and infers inherited deletions based on the pattern of Mendelian inheritance within a trio pedigree. When tiered trio genotypes that encompass three generations are available, it narrows a recombination event down to a region between two consecutive heterozygous markers. In addition, the phase information that is inferred from the upper trio that is formed by one of the parents and grandparents can be propagated to phase the genotypes of the lower trio that is formed by the parents and an offspring.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.130-132
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• 2002

The new burley tobacco variety, KB 301, was developed by the cross combination ’(Ky 17 x TI 1068)F$_4$ x TC 613’. The modified pedigree breeding method was used in the selection procedures. The agronomic traits and chemical constituents of KB 301 were very similar to those of Burley 21. But KB 301 had significantly higher content of total DVT than Burley 21. KB 301 was also resistant to black shank, TMV and PVY.