Korean Journal of Poultry Science (한국가금학회지)

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Study on the Characteristics of Feather Developing Pattern and Morphology in Early- and Late-Feathering Korean Native Chickens

한국재래닭에 있어 조우성과 만우성 깃털의 발생 양상 및 형태적 특성 고찰

  • Bang, Min Hee (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) ;
  • Cho, Chang Yeon (Animal Genetic Resources Research Center, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA) ;
  • Sohn, Sea Hwan (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology)
  • 방민희 (경남과학기술대학교 동물생명과학과 대학원) ;
  • 조은정 (경남과학기술대학교 동물생명과학과) ;
  • 조창연 (국립축산과학원 가축유전자원센터) ;
  • 손시환 (경남과학기술대학교 동물생명과학과)
  • Received : 2018.06.14
  • Accepted : 2018.08.09
  • Published : 2018.09.30
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Abstract

Chicken feathers could be classified into early-feathering (EF) and late-feathering (LF) depending on the development and patterns of the wing and tail feathers. Currently, feather-sexing is a widely used chick sexing method in the industry. This study was carried out to suggest the method of classifying of EF and LF chicks to establish auto-sexing Korean native chicken (KNC) strains. The development and morphology of wing feathers and tail feathers in 856 KNCs from hatching to 55-days old were analyzed to classify EF and LF chicks. We also performed PCR analysis using K-specific gene primers to confirm the agreement between the phenotypes and genotypes of EF and LF chickens. In the results, the EF chicks had long primaries and coverts, and there was a significant difference in length between primaries and coverts. The LF chicks had shorter primaries and coverts than the EF chicks, and showed little difference in the length between primaries and coverts. LF chicks could be classified into four groups: LF-Less, LF-Scant, LF-Equal and LF-Reverse according to their wing feather patterns. EF chicks had 1.5 times longer primaries than LF chicks until they were 15-days old, but the lengths were almost the same at 50-days old. The tail feathers of the EF chicks were apparent at 5-days old, but those of the LF chicks were short and indefinite at that time. When EF and LF chicks were classified by the length of primaries being more or less than 9 mm, the classification accuracies for EF and LF chicks were 96.2% and 85.4%, respectively, compared to the PCR results. In conclusion, juvenile EF and LF KNC showed distinct differences in feather development and morphology, and could be easily distinguished at one day-old.

닭의 깃털은 날개깃과 꼬리깃의 발달과 형태에 따라 조우성과 만우성으로 분류할 수 있다. 현재, 병아리 성 감별법 중 조우성과 만우성을 이용하여 부화 시 깃털 발생양상의 차이에 따른 깃털감별법이 산업적으로 가장 널리 이용되고 있다. 본 연구는 한국재래닭에 있어 자가성감별 계통 조성을 위하여 조우성 병아리와 만우성 병아리의 분류 방법을 제시하고자 한 것으로 한국재래닭 856수를 대상으로 발생 시부터 55일령까지 병아리의 날개깃과 꼬리깃의 발달 양상과 형태를 분석하였다. 또한 K-특이 유전자 프라이머를 이용한 PCR로서 조우성과 만우성 닭의 표현형과 유전자형 간의 일치도를 확인하였다. 분석 결과, 조우성 병아리는 긴 주익우와 부익우를 가지며, 주익우와 부익우 간 확실한 길이의 차이를 보였다. 반면, 만우성 병아리는 조우성 병아리보다 짧은 주익우와 부익우를 보였으며, 주익우와 부익우 간 길이의 차이는 거의 없는 것으로 나타났다. 만우성 병아리는 날개깃 모양에 따라 LF-Less, LF-Scant, LF-Equal 및 LF-Reverse와 같은 4가지 유형으로 분류할 수 있었다. 조우성 병아리의 주익우는 만우성 병아리에 비해 15일령까지 1.5배 정도 더 길다가 50일령에 거의 비슷하게 나타났다. 꼬리깃의 경우, 조우성 병아리는 5일령 때 명확하게 보이지만, 동일시기에 만우성 병아리는 짧고 불명확하였다. 발생 시 주익우 길이 9 mm를 기준하여 조우성과 만우성 개체로 구분하였을 때 조우성은 96.2%, 만우성은 85.4%의 분류의 정확도를 나타내었다. 결론적으로 한국재래닭에 있어 조우성 병아리와 만우성 병아리의 깃털 형태 및 발달 양상의 차이가 뚜렷하기 때문에 발생 시점에서 조우성과 만우성을 쉽게 구분할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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