Journal of Applied Animal Research
Open Access
  • Year: 2006
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue: 2

Genetic Polymorphism of Some Blood Proteins in Saanen Goats

  • Author:
  • Cengiz Elmaci1,, Yasemin Oner1, Ozhan Turkyilmaz2, Meltem Cetin3
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 113 to 116

1Animal Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Uludag University, Gorukle Campus, 16059 Bursa, Turkey

2Bornova Veterinary Control and Research Institute Izmir, Turkey

3Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Uludag University, 16059 Bursa, Turkey

*For correspondence: Tel.: 90 224 4428970; Fax.: 90 224 4428152; E-mail: elmaci@uludag.edu.tr, elmacic@yahoo.com

Abstract

Genetic variations of 4 protein loci (transferrin, haemoglobin, amylase and ceruloplasmin) in 70 Saanen goats from Balikesir province of Turkey were investigated by means of horizontal starch gel electrophoresis. Two loci, transferrin (Tf) and haemoglobin (Hb) were found to be polymorphic. Other loci amylase (Amy) and ceruloplasmin (Cp) did not show polymorphism. In all polymorphic loci, the observed genotype frequencies were not significantly different from those expected from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium.

Keywords

Transferrin, haemoglobin, ceruloplasmin, amylase, polymorphism, Saanen goats