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Polymorphism of growth hormone (GH) gene and its association with performance and body conformation of Harnali sheep

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The present study was carried out to study the polymorphism in the GH gene and its association with various performance and body conformation traits, viz., birth weight (B-WT), weaning weight (W-WT), six-month body weight (6 M-WT), one-year body weight (Y-WT), annual greasy fleece weight (AGFW), body length (BL), body height (BH), heart girth (HG) and paunch girth (PG) in 138 Harnali sheep. PCR–RFLP was performed to identify polymorphism in the targeted region of the GH gene. The PCR product of 422 bp size of the GH gene was amplified encompassing partial exon 2 and inton 3 in Harnali sheep. The PCR product was digested with HaeIII restriction enzyme for the detection of Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). The digested products revealed the presence of two genotypes, i.e. AA and AB in the studied population. A > G mutation (A781G) was observed in our resource population. The AA genotype was found to be the predominant genotype (0.62). Chi square value revealed that resource population was not under Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium with respect to target locus. Period of birth was found to have significant effect on W-WT, Y-WT, BL, BH and PG. Sex of animal was found to have significant (P < 0.05) effect on W-WT and highly significant (P < 0.01) effect on 6 M-WT, Y-WT and AGFW in Harnali sheep. The effect of genotype was found to be significant (P < 0.05) on annual greasy fleece weight. AB genotype was found to be associated with higher annual greasy fleece weight and can be used as a potential candidate marker in selection criteria for improving greasy fleece weight in Harnali sheep.

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SK and ASY conceived and designed the study, AM and ARG contributed in sample collection and lab work, YCB and AM analysed the data, SK and NK wrote the manuscript, all authors have approved final version of the paper.

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Kumar, S., Yadav, A.S., Magotra, A. et al. Polymorphism of growth hormone (GH) gene and its association with performance and body conformation of Harnali sheep. Trop Anim Health Prod 56, 116 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-024-03968-2

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