Livestock Studies 2016, Vol 56, Num, 1     (Pages: 007-012)

Comparative Determination of Improvement Opportunities for Production Traits, Body Measurement and Protein Polimorphism in a Herd Consisting of Anatolian Buffaloes from Different Regions: Lactation Traits and Genetic Polimorphism

Mustafa Tekerli 1 ,Ali Altuntaş 2 ,Fatih Birdane 3 ,Oğuz Sarımehmetoğlu 4 ,İsmet Doğan 5 ,Zehra Bozkurt 1 ,Metin Erdoğan 6 ,H. Ahmet Çelik 7 ,Serdar Koçak 1 ,Zeki Gürler 8 ,Tuba Bülbül 9 ,Mustafa Kabu 3 ,Koray Çelikeloğlu 1

1 Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Zootekni Anabilim Dalı, Afyonkarahisar
2 Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi KBB Anabilim Dalı, Afyonkarahisar
3 Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dahiliye Anabilim Dalı, Afyonkarahisar
4 Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, Afyonkarahisar
5 Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Biyoistatistik Anabilim Dalı, Afyonkarahisar
6 Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Medikal Biyoloji ve Genetik Anabilim Dalı, Afyonkarahisar
7 Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Doğum ve Jinekoloji Anabilim Dalı, Afyonkarahisar
8 Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Besin Hijyeni ve Teknolojisi Anabilim Dalı, Afyonkarahisar
9 Afyon Kocatepe Üniv. Veteriner Fakültesi Hayvan Besleme ve Beslenme Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Afyonkarahisar
- In this study, it was aimed to reveal the possibilities of using different originated Anatolian water buffaloes and Murrah X Anatolian F1 crosses in developing a new high yielding and adaptable genotype. Differences between groups were significant for milk yield and its constituents (P<0.05). Murrah X Anatolian F1 crosses and Middle Black Sea region originated buffaloes gave the highest milk yields (1200.62 and 1106.10 kg). The overall means for milk, fat, protein, lactose, solid nonfat and lactation length were 1000.66 kg, 69.02 kg (%6.9), 39.75 kg (%3.97), 56.96 kg (%5.69), 104.72 (%10.46) kg and 229.43 days respectively. This herd was generally monomorphic in genes of Cappa -casein (CSN3), Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 5A (STAT 5A), Prolactin (PRL), Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone (GHRH), Leptin (LEP), Growth Hormone Factor 1 (Pit1) and Oestrogen Receptor Alfa (ERα). A polymorphism was detected in the Growth Hormone Receptor (GHR) gene. It was concluded that different originated Anatolian buffaloes were well adapted to the conditions of Afyonkarahisar province and especially buffaloes from Middle Black Sea region and Murrah X Anatolian F1 crosses could be used to increase the yields of indigenous buffaloes. Keywords : Anatolian water buffalo, milk yield, milk quality, genetic polymorphism