doi: 10.15389/agrobiology.2012.6.43eng

UDK 636.32/.38:636.01:599.735.52:575

CYTOGENETIC CHARACTERISTIC OF Ovis ammon ammon, O. nivicola borealis AND THEIR HYBRIDS

V.А. Bagirov1, P.M. Klenovitskiy1, B.S. Iolchiev1, N.A. Zinovieva1, V.V. Kalashnikov2, O.V. Shilo3, V.A. Soloshenko4, Sh.N. Nasibov1, V.P. Kononov1, А.V. Kolesnikov5

By a hybridization of wild and domestic sheep, a gene fond of sheep breeds can be enriched with useful traits, and the rare and disappearing species reconstructed. In our experiments, the hybridization between Ovis nivicola borealis and O. ammon ammon resulted in a reproductive offspring. The parental and hybrid animals were compared as to their karyograms which were determined on the base of ideogram for goats with addition of metacentric chromosomes. The cytogenetic data and the reproductive state of the hybrid confirm that the taxa used in hybridization are closely related.

Keywords: Ovis nivicola borealis, O. ammon ammon, hybridization, karyotype.

 

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1All-Russia Research and Development Institute for Livestock Husbandry, RAAS, Dubrovitsy settlement 142132, Moscow province, Russia ,
e-mail: klenpm@mail.ru;
2Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Moscow 117218, Russia,
e-mail: vugarbagirov@mail.ru;
3Novosibirsk Zoo, Novosibirsk 630001, Russia;
4Siberian Research and Development, Design and Technology Institute of Livestock Breeding, RAAS, Krasnoobsk settlement 630501, Novosibirsk province, Russia к;
5Samara State Agricultural Academy, Ust-Kinelsky settlement 446442, Samara province, Russia

Received October 1, 2012

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