Identification of SNP Markers for Resistance to Salmonella and IBDV in Indigenous Ethiopian Chickens

Androniki Psifidi, Georgios Banos, Oswald Matika, D. Tadelle, R. Christley, P. Wigley, J. Bettridge, O. Hanotte, T. Desta, Pete Kaiser

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Abstract

Serological data for Salmonella and Infectious Bursal Disease Virus (IBDV) were recorded for 760 indigenous Ethiopian village chickens raised in two distinct geographical regions, Horro and Jarso. Chickens were genotyped with a 620K SNP array. A multidimensional scaling analysis showed that the two populations were genetically distinct. In Horro chickens, genome-wide scans revealed nine SNP with chromosome-wide significant association with Salmonella resistance and seven SNP with genome-wide significant association with IBDV resistance. In Jarso chickens, these scans revealed one SNP with genome-wide and two SNP with chromosome-wide significant association with Salmonella resistance, and one SNP with genome-wide and three SNP with chromosome-wide significant association with IBDV resistance. All significant SNP for each region for either disease were located on different chromosomes. Most of these SNP had a significant additive effect and were located close to annotated genes that are known to impact the immune response in chickens.
Original languageEnglish
Pages321
Publication statusPublished - 2014
EventProceedings, 10 th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production - Canada, Vancouver, Canada
Duration: 17 Aug 201422 Aug 2014

Conference

ConferenceProceedings, 10 th World Congress of Genetics Applied to Livestock Production
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVancouver
Period17/08/1422/08/14

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

  • Ethiopia
  • Indigenous chickens
  • Salmonella resistance
  • IBDV resistance
  • Genome-wide association studies

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