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Influence of Early- and Late-feathering Phenotype on Productive Performance in the Feather-sexing Strains of Korean Native Chicken

한국재래닭 깃털 성감별 계통에 있어 조우성과 만우성이 개체의 생산능력에 미치는 영향

  • Sohn, Sea Hwan (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Kim, Na Young (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Park, Dhan Bee (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Song, Hae Ran (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Cho, Eun Jung (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology) ;
  • Choi, Seong Bok (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Heo, Kang Nyeong (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Choi, Hee Cheol (National Institute of Animal Science, RDA)
  • 손시환 (경남과학기술대학교 동물생명과학과) ;
  • 김나영 (경남과학기술대학교 동물생명과학과) ;
  • 박단비 (경남과학기술대학교 동물생명과학과) ;
  • 송혜란 (경남과학기술대학교 동물생명과학과) ;
  • 조은정 (경남과학기술대학교 동물생명과학과) ;
  • 최성복 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 허강녕 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원) ;
  • 최희철 (농촌진흥청 국립축산과학원)
  • Received : 2013.09.03
  • Accepted : 2013.09.23
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

The vent sexing and the auto-sexing by using sex-linked traits are general sexing methods of day-old chicks. Currently, the feather sexing which is based on the differences in the feather characteristics at hatching is the representative sexing method of chicken, because the late-feathering is sex-linked trait. The feather sexing can be used if the breed has dominant feathering gene (K) in maternal and recessive gene ($k^+$) in paternal. Therefore it is necessary to identify the association of feathering genes and quantitative traits in chickens. In this study, we investigated the influence of the rate of feathering on productive traits in Korean Native Chicken. In results, there was no significant difference between early-feathering chickens and late-feathering chickens in reproductive performance such as fertility and hatchability. Livability, body weights, egg production, egg weight and egg quality also did not significantly differ between early- and late-feathering chickens. Age at first egg was the only trait of those tested in which significant difference was observed. The early-feathering chickens laid eggs 3 days earlier than late-feathering chicken. As a result, there is no influence of feathering phenotypes on productive performance in Korean Native Chickens. Consequentially, establishing the feather sexing strain is available using the Korean Native Chicken breed without considering of the effect of feathering genes on productive traits.

일반적으로 병아리의 성감별은 생식돌기 감별법이나 반성 유전 형질을 이용한 자가 성별법으로 이루어지고 있다. 이들 중 우모 발생 속도에 관여하는 만우성 유전자를 이용한 깃털 성감별법이 산업적으로 가장 널리 이용되고 있는데, 이는 발생 시 깃털의 형태적 차이로 쉽게 판별이 가능하기 때문이다. 그러나 깃털 자가 성별종의 계통 조성을 위하여 반드시 모계가 만우성이어야 하므로 깃털의 조만성이 생산 능력에 미치는 영향을 구명할 필요가 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 깃털 자가 성감별 계통으로 조성 중인 한국 재래닭 적갈색종 만우성 개체들과 조우성 개체들을 대상으로 이들 간의 생산능력의 차이를 비교 분석하였다. 조우성과 만우성 개체들의 번식 능력 분석 결과, 수정율과 부화율 모두에서 이들 간에 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났고, 발생 후 60주령까지 생존율에서도 두 집단 간에 차이가 없었다. 또한 성장 능력의 비교 분석에서 발생 시부터 50주령까지 모든 주령에서 집단 간 평균 체중의 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 깃털의 조만성이 산란능력에 미치는 영향으로 초산 일령의 경우 조우성 개체들의 시산 일령이 만우성 개체들에 비해 평균 3일 정도 빨랐으나, 일계 산란율에 있어서는 조우성 개체와 만우성 개체 간에 차이가 없었다. 깃털의 조만성이 난질에 미치는 영향에 대해서도 난각색을 비롯한 난중, 난백 높이, 하우유니트, 난황색, 난각 두께, 난각 무게 및 난각 밀도 등 모든 난질 지표의 차이는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 결론적으로 한국 재래닭에 있어 깃털 조만성에 따른 생산 능력의 차이는 없는 것으로 사료되어, 이를 이용한 자가 성감별 계통 조성 시 깃털 조만성에 따른 생산능력의 영향은 고려하지 않아도 되는 것으로 판단된다.

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