Current Science

Uma Gaur ¹, Madhu Sudan Tantia ², Bina Mishra ³, S. T. Bharani Kumar ⁴, Ramesh Kumar Vijh ², Ashok Chaudhury ⁵

Affiliations
1 Sichuan Agricultural University, Wenjiang, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan Province, People’s Republic of China, CN
2 National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, Karnal 132 001, IN
3 Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly 243 122, IN
4 International Atomic Energy Agency, Seibersdorf Laboratories Vienna, AT
5 Department of Bio & Nano Technology, Bio & Nano Technology Centre, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Hisar 125 001, IN

Abstract

Twenty-four polymorphic and ubiquitously distributed microsatellite loci were utilized to genotype four populations of indigenous Mallard ducks in India using Khaki campbell as an out-group. The data was used to establish population parameters and genetic relationship among the populations. All the selected loci exhibited high polymorphic information content and gene diversity. F-statistics revealed population structure in four indigenous duck populations. There was not much differentiation among the duck populations along coastline, while land birds were found to be distinct from coastline ducks. The data presented here will be useful for undertaking duck improvement programmes in future.

Keywords

Duck, Genetic Diversity, Microsatellite, Polymorphism.

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