You have no items in your shopping cart.
ABSTRACT
The Origin of agriculture highlights significant historical moments when humans relied on agricultural products and profits to survive. However, in the early stages of its genesis, the biological characteristics governing which species are primarily domesticated for food provision were figuratively unknown. Here, we investigated the effect of the phylogenetic distribution of the growth hormone receptor gene in Goats. The experiment was conducted in the university of Benin Project Farm and Constain road off New Benin, Benin City. The breeds used in this experiment includes West African Dwarf Goats, West African Long-legged Goats, Red Sokoto and a Crossbreed (Red Sokoto and WAD). Using sterile needles, blood samples were collected from the jugular vein of each Goat and were put into vascutainer tubes containing Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) as anticoagulant. These blood samples were taken to the laboratory for analysis in Inqaba Biotechnology west Africa Ltd, Ibadan Oyo state. Results of this study showed the degree of relatedness among the goat breeds concerned, the distinct clades that were formed, and common ancestors. Additionally, a comparison with the phylogenic expressions of other Growth Hormone Receptor Genes was done; it was observed that the latter showed distinct relatedness compared to the former. In conclusion, the West African dwarf goat created a distinct clade in both phylogenic expressions, and this simply implies that crossbreeding can be fostered with other goat breeds in order to maintain genetic diversity and breed advancement.
