Research Article
Magdalena Jedrzejczak-Silicka1 , Yu-Hsiang Yu2, Yeong-Hsiang Cheng2, Andrzej Dybus1
1West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Klemensa Janickiego 29, 71-270 Szczecin, Poland
2Department of Biotechnology and Animal Science, National Ilan University, I-Lan, 26041, Taiwan, Republic of China
Abstract. The LDHA/HaeIII polymorphism (g.2582481G>A) in pigeons is associated with physiological predispositions for rapid return and endurance, which are one of the most desired racing performance traits. Thus, the aim of the study was to analyse the association between the g.2582481G>A polymorphism with the relative expression level of LDHA in the group of young homing pigeons. The results demonstrated differences, but not significant in the relative LDHA expression level in the group of pigeons carrying different LDHA genotype. The highest expression of LDHA gene in pigeons carrying LDHAAG genotype was reported. Moreover, the differences in the average relative quantity of the LDHA gene were different in relation to gender, with a slightly higher expression level of the LDHA gene in females. In conclusion, the highest expression level of LDHA gene in homing pigeons with genotype AG may explain the better racing performance of LDHAAG pigeons reported in previous studies.
Keywords: expression, LDHA gene, racing pigeons, real-time PCR
Received: 15 Sep 2018
Accepted: 30 Oct 2018
Published online: 18 Jan 2019
Accesses: 573
Jedrzejczak-Silicka, M., Yu, Y., Cheng, Y., Dybus, A., (2018). The influence of LDHA gene polymorphism on relative level of its expression in racing pigeons. Acta Sci. Pol. Zootechnica, 17(3), 9–16. DOI: 10.21005/asp.2018.17.3.02.