Genetic Evaluation Of Helmeted Guinea Fowl (Numida Meleagris Galeata Pallas) In Nigeria Using Microsatellite Marker

📄 Project Abstract

A study was carried out to evaluate helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris galeata pallas) in Nigeria using 31 set of microsatellite marker, a total of 200 randomly sampled indigenous guinea fowl strains namely; lavender (ash), gray breasted (white breasted), pearl, black and broiler guinea fowl was used for the study with a sample of forty (40) animals per strain. the Result revealed that the markers were lowly (PIC<0.5) polymorphic in White, Ash and highly (PIC>0.5) polymorphic in Broiler, Black and Pearl guinea fowl. The mean observed heterozygosity (0.102), (0.012), (0.042) is lower than the mean expected heterozygosity (0.591), (0.065), (0.126) in White breasted, Ash and Broiler guinea fowl respectively, with the exception of black and pearl guinea fowl with mean observed heterozygosity (0.101), (0.022) being greater than the mean expected heterozygosity (-0.149), (-0.063). All the populations were in equilibrium, with the exception of AB819301 in black guinea fowl loci that devia...