At the College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, a defence of a doctoral dissertation entitled (The Relationship of the Genetic Aspects of GDF-9 and BMP15 in the Productive Performance of Goats) was successfully conducted by the student Dalaf Ali Hussein from the Department of Animal Production.
The study aimed to identify the multiple aspects of the second exon region of BMP-15 and GDF-9 in a sample of local and Shammi goats. It also aimed to extract the distribution ratios of these aspects and the allelic frequencies for each gene in each breed. Additionally, the study explored the relationship between the multiple aspects of each gene and the growth performance, milk production, and fertility.
The researcher recommended conducting further studies with a larger sample size and for other gene segments. The addition of a synthetic receptor gene for BMPR bone was also suggested, as these three genes play an active role in physiological function, interacting with each other and influencing important economic traits. Furthermore, expanding the study to investigate other traits, such as fertility in both male and female goats, examining the histology of female ovaries, and understanding the impact of deliberate mutations in these genes to increase fertility rates and, consequently, increase the number of animals.
Congratulations to the student on this success.
