MITOCHONDRIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CARACU BULLS USING MOLECULAR MARKER

Authors

  • Eliane Sayuri Miyagi Universidade Federal de Goiás
  • Aldi Fernandes de Souza França UFG
  • Paulo Roberto Leme USP Pirassununga
  • Claudio Ulhôa Magnabosco EMBRAPA Cerrados
  • Flávio Vieira Meirelles USP Pirassununga
  • Giovana Krempel Fonseca Merighe USP Pirassununga

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/cab.v9i4.607

Keywords:

Produção de bovinos

Abstract

This experiment was conducted in order to characterize Caracu bulls from different herds finished in the feedlot regimen, via DNA analyses and the performance and carcass charateristics. Eighty-two male, uncastrated bulls animals of the Caracu breed were evaluated, with a mean initial weight of 381.2 kg and a mean age of 24 months. The animals remained under confinement for 92 days and received a feed consisting of 25% roughage and 75% concentrate. All Caracu bulls analyzed showed B.taurus mtDNA. The stDNA analysis showed two distinct patterns (AB and B): 71 animals had the B allele and 9 had the AB allele. The AB and B animals didn´t showed significant difference for any of the traits evaluated (P>0.05).

KEY WORDS: Beef cattle, cytoplasmic characterization, DNA.

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Author Biographies

Eliane Sayuri Miyagi, Universidade Federal de Goiás

Doutoranda EV/DPA/UFG

Aldi Fernandes de Souza França, UFG

Professor Titular EV/DPA/UFG

Paulo Roberto Leme, USP Pirassununga

Professor Depto Zootecnia FZEA/USP

Claudio Ulhôa Magnabosco, EMBRAPA Cerrados

Pesquisador EMBRAPA Cerrados

Flávio Vieira Meirelles, USP Pirassununga

Professor USP/Pirassununga

Giovana Krempel Fonseca Merighe, USP Pirassununga

USP Pirassununga

Published

2008-12-21

How to Cite

MIYAGI, E. S.; FRANÇA, A. F. de S.; LEME, P. R.; MAGNABOSCO, C. U.; MEIRELLES, F. V.; MERIGHE, G. K. F. MITOCHONDRIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF CARACU BULLS USING MOLECULAR MARKER. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 9, n. 4, p. 839–846, 2008. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v9i4.607. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/607. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2024.

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Animal Production