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Estimation of inbreeding in cattle using RAPD markers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2003

Tarun K Bhattacharya ,
Pushpendra Kumar ,
Jamuna D Joshi  and
Satish Kumar
Tarun K Bhattacharya
Affiliation:
Blood Biochemical Polymorphism Laboratory, Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P. - 243 122, India
Pushpendra Kumar
Affiliation:
Blood Biochemical Polymorphism Laboratory, Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P. - 243 122, India
Jamuna D Joshi
Affiliation:
Blood Biochemical Polymorphism Laboratory, Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P. - 243 122, India
Satish Kumar
Affiliation:
Blood Biochemical Polymorphism Laboratory, Division of Animal Genetics, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, U.P. - 243 122, India
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Abstract

Inbreeding indicates the degree of homozygosity at a locus within a population. Normally inbreeding is estimated in terms of a coefficient calculated from the pedigree of an individual. If no history is available, however, there is no way to estimate the inbreeding coefficient. Sometimes, data on individuals are missing, and that too can prevent the estimation of the inbreeding coefficient, which is essential for formulation of a breeding programme at the farm level and for breed development.

Keywords

Inbreeding coefficientIndian cattle
Type
Brief Report
Information
Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 70 , Issue 1 , February 2003 , pp. 127 - 129
Copyright
Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 2003

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