HAEMOGLOBIN GENOTYPE OF SOME NIGERIAN SHEEP

Authors

  • B. S. Dafur University of Jos, Plateau State
  • S. T. Mbap University of Jos, Plateau State
  • T. Ibrahim Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State
  • Y. P. Mancha Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State
  • J. J. Okoh Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.4238

Keywords:

Sheep, breed, sex, haemoglobin, genotype

Abstract

This study investigated the haemoglobin genotype of Nigerian sheep. Two hundred animals comprising 46 Balami (20 males vs 26 females), 44 Uda (23 males vs 21 females), 63 West African Dwarf (30 males vs 33 females) and 67 Yankasa (35 males vs 32 females) reared at the Teaching and Research Farm of Federal College of Education, Pankshin were used for this study. Five millilitres of blood was obtained from each animals by jugular venipuncture and dispensed into bottles containing Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic Acid and analysed using cellulose acetate paper electrophoresis. Only a single band was observed and designated as AA based on the comparison with existing control giving rise to HbAA genotype and HbA gene frequency of 1.0 each. It is concluded that all the sheep breeds studied were homozygous for haemoglobin allele Hb A. The haemoglobin phenotype could therefore not be used as basis for selection.

Author Biographies

B. S. Dafur, University of Jos, Plateau State

Department of Animal Production

S. T. Mbap, University of Jos, Plateau State

Department of Animal Production

T. Ibrahim, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State

Department of Animal Production

Y. P. Mancha, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State

Department of Animal Production

J. J. Okoh, Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State

Department of Animal Sciece

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Published

2024-07-07

How to Cite

Dafur, B. S., Mbap, S. T., Ibrahim, T., Mancha, Y. P., & Okoh, J. J. (2024). HAEMOGLOBIN GENOTYPE OF SOME NIGERIAN SHEEP. Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 113–116. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.vi.4238

Issue

2020: NSAP 2020 Proceedings

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