Genetic diversity of commercial chickens consumed in Selangor, Malaysia

Chickens represent the most widely consumed meat in the world. Modern breeds are generally from a narrow genetic base. The genetic diversity of chickens consumed in urban areas of Malaysia has not been previously investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of chick...

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Main Authors: Nur Omar Macha, Wilson, Robyn Fay, Teh, Ser-Huy, Krzeminska, Urszula, Sharifah Syed Hassan, Song, Beng Kah, Sadequr Rahman
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
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spelling ukm-123402018-11-16T21:33:30Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12340/ Genetic diversity of commercial chickens consumed in Selangor, Malaysia Nur Omar Macha, Wilson, Robyn Fay Teh, Ser-Huy Krzeminska, Urszula Sharifah Syed Hassan, Song, Beng Kah Sadequr Rahman, Chickens represent the most widely consumed meat in the world. Modern breeds are generally from a narrow genetic base. The genetic diversity of chickens consumed in urban areas of Malaysia has not been previously investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of chickens available for purchase in urban areas of Selangor adjacent to Kuala Lumpur. DNA of chickens were isolated from meats and livers. Seven microsatellite markers were selected and fluorescently labeled to allow the identification of each individual chicken from the seventeen populations based on the amplification of target DNA. A total of 52 different alleles was observed for the seven markers, giving a mean of 7.1 alleles per marker. The cumulative power of discrimination (CPd) of the seven microsatellites used was 0.999 based upon our population study. The data showed that most of the chickens consumed in the urban areas came from a very narrow genetic base. The supply is thus vulnerable to disruption caused by outbreaks of disease. Furthermore the data obtained illustrates the potential of this system to be used in chicken lineage identification. This would help to resolve uncertainties over the origin of the chickens. This system could be used for product assurance as well as safety. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12340/1/46_02_15.pdf Nur Omar Macha, and Wilson, Robyn Fay and Teh, Ser-Huy and Krzeminska, Urszula and Sharifah Syed Hassan, and Song, Beng Kah and Sadequr Rahman, (2017) Genetic diversity of commercial chickens consumed in Selangor, Malaysia. Malaysian Applied Biology, 46 (2). pp. 129-134. ISSN 0126-8643 http://mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=644&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
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description Chickens represent the most widely consumed meat in the world. Modern breeds are generally from a narrow genetic base. The genetic diversity of chickens consumed in urban areas of Malaysia has not been previously investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic diversity of chickens available for purchase in urban areas of Selangor adjacent to Kuala Lumpur. DNA of chickens were isolated from meats and livers. Seven microsatellite markers were selected and fluorescently labeled to allow the identification of each individual chicken from the seventeen populations based on the amplification of target DNA. A total of 52 different alleles was observed for the seven markers, giving a mean of 7.1 alleles per marker. The cumulative power of discrimination (CPd) of the seven microsatellites used was 0.999 based upon our population study. The data showed that most of the chickens consumed in the urban areas came from a very narrow genetic base. The supply is thus vulnerable to disruption caused by outbreaks of disease. Furthermore the data obtained illustrates the potential of this system to be used in chicken lineage identification. This would help to resolve uncertainties over the origin of the chickens. This system could be used for product assurance as well as safety.
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author Nur Omar Macha,
Wilson, Robyn Fay
Teh, Ser-Huy
Krzeminska, Urszula
Sharifah Syed Hassan,
Song, Beng Kah
Sadequr Rahman,
spellingShingle Nur Omar Macha,
Wilson, Robyn Fay
Teh, Ser-Huy
Krzeminska, Urszula
Sharifah Syed Hassan,
Song, Beng Kah
Sadequr Rahman,
Genetic diversity of commercial chickens consumed in Selangor, Malaysia
author_facet Nur Omar Macha,
Wilson, Robyn Fay
Teh, Ser-Huy
Krzeminska, Urszula
Sharifah Syed Hassan,
Song, Beng Kah
Sadequr Rahman,
author_sort Nur Omar Macha,
title Genetic diversity of commercial chickens consumed in Selangor, Malaysia
title_short Genetic diversity of commercial chickens consumed in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full Genetic diversity of commercial chickens consumed in Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr Genetic diversity of commercial chickens consumed in Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Genetic diversity of commercial chickens consumed in Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort genetic diversity of commercial chickens consumed in selangor, malaysia
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12340/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12340/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/12340/1/46_02_15.pdf
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