Can Inbreeding Increase Viability? A Case Study on An Infectious Outbreak in An Inbred Pigeon Flock
Inbreeding increases homozygosity, resulting in a loss of alleles and lower genetic variation than the parental population. In a small population, this low genetic variation and homozygosity can quickly lead to adverse effects. This study was conducted on a flock of pigeons with 32 adult pigeons. A...
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| description | Inbreeding increases homozygosity, resulting in a loss of alleles and lower genetic variation than the parental population. In a small population, this low genetic variation and homozygosity can quickly lead to adverse effects. This study was conducted on a flock of pigeons with 32 adult pigeons. A disease characterized by dyspnea, anorexia, vomiting and sudden death has occurred in birds. Mortality and morbidity were recorded during the outbreak. The inbreeding coefficient was determined in the flock, with pedigree records going back 12 years. Although not significant, the inbreeding coefficient of dead birds are lower than that of symptomatic or healthy birds. It is also seen that there is no statistical significance in terms of inbreeding depression in morbidity or mortality status. The result indicated that inbreeding depression in morbidity and mortality was not observed in this particular disease case. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dc0190a8186d47d593fc23d0e86407d22025-08-20T02:01:05ZengHasan EleroğluTurkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology2148-127X2025-05-011351182118610.24925/turjaf.v13i5.1182-1186.74476148Can Inbreeding Increase Viability? A Case Study on An Infectious Outbreak in An Inbred Pigeon FlockHakan Erdem0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8757-4685Türker Savaş1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3558-2296Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, 17020 Çanakkale, TürkiyeÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, 17020 Çanakkale, TürkiyeInbreeding increases homozygosity, resulting in a loss of alleles and lower genetic variation than the parental population. In a small population, this low genetic variation and homozygosity can quickly lead to adverse effects. This study was conducted on a flock of pigeons with 32 adult pigeons. A disease characterized by dyspnea, anorexia, vomiting and sudden death has occurred in birds. Mortality and morbidity were recorded during the outbreak. The inbreeding coefficient was determined in the flock, with pedigree records going back 12 years. Although not significant, the inbreeding coefficient of dead birds are lower than that of symptomatic or healthy birds. It is also seen that there is no statistical significance in terms of inbreeding depression in morbidity or mortality status. The result indicated that inbreeding depression in morbidity and mortality was not observed in this particular disease case.https://agrifoodscience.com/index.php/TURJAF/article/view/7447genetic purgingpoultryinbreeding coefficientmortalityshort-beaked |
| spellingShingle | Hakan Erdem Türker Savaş Can Inbreeding Increase Viability? A Case Study on An Infectious Outbreak in An Inbred Pigeon Flock Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology genetic purging poultry inbreeding coefficient mortality short-beaked |
| title | Can Inbreeding Increase Viability? A Case Study on An Infectious Outbreak in An Inbred Pigeon Flock |
| title_full | Can Inbreeding Increase Viability? A Case Study on An Infectious Outbreak in An Inbred Pigeon Flock |
| title_fullStr | Can Inbreeding Increase Viability? A Case Study on An Infectious Outbreak in An Inbred Pigeon Flock |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can Inbreeding Increase Viability? A Case Study on An Infectious Outbreak in An Inbred Pigeon Flock |
| title_short | Can Inbreeding Increase Viability? A Case Study on An Infectious Outbreak in An Inbred Pigeon Flock |
| title_sort | can inbreeding increase viability a case study on an infectious outbreak in an inbred pigeon flock |
| topic | genetic purging poultry inbreeding coefficient mortality short-beaked |
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