Document Type	Master's Dissertation
Author	Pieters, Anelle
URN	etd-07292008-075934
Document Title	Genetic characterization of commercial goat populations in South Africa
Degree	MSc
Department	Animal and Wildlife Sciences
Supervisor	Advisor Name Title Prof A Kotze Committee Co-Chair Dr E van Marle-Koster Supervisor
Keywords	South Africa goat breeds commercial breeds Boer goat Savanna Kalahari Red Angora goat Indigenous goat populations
Date	2008-04-15
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract A genetic study of four commercial goat breeds in South Africa was performed using microsatellite markers. The commercial breeds included the Boer goat, Savanna, Kalahari Red and the Angora goat. Indigenous goat populations from Delftzijl and Groblersdal were also included in this study. Seventeen microsatellite markers were tested to determine the genetic variation. Genetic variation within the breeds were relatively high with heterozygosity values ranging from 57% for the Boer goat, 68% for the Kalahari Red, 69% for the Savanna goats and 70% for the Angora goats. First values indicated that the Savanna and Boer goat are genetically the closest (0.114), while the Kalahari Red and Boer goat are the least related (0.237). Phenotypic measurements included height, length, depth, heart girth, pelvic length and width for a phenotypic description. Significant differences were observed in the phenotypic measurements among all the breeds. The genetic and phenotypic differences indicate that these goats can be distinguished as different breeds. Results of this study contribute genotypic information of the commercial goats in South Africa. Copyright © 2007, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. Please cite as follows: Pieters, A 2007, Genetic characterization of commercial goat populations in South Africa, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07292008-075934/ > E976/ag
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