1989 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Morphological and genetical studies on the origin and phylogeny of the domestic animals in Nepal
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63041047
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Survey.
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | Field Research |
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
NISHIDA Takao Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo, 農学部, 教授 (20023426)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
NAMIKAWA Takao Faculty of Agriculture, Nagoya University, 農学部, 助教授 (70111838)
AMANO Takashi Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 農学部, 助教授 (90078147)
SHOTAKE Takayoshi Primate Institute, Kyoto University, 霊長類研究所, 助教授 (00003103)
YAMAMOTO Yoshio Faculty of Applied Biological Science, Hiroshima University, 生物生産学部, 助教授 (10032103)
TANAKA Kazue Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 農学部, 教授 (10078107)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1988 – 1989
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| Keywords | Nepalese Native Domestic Animals / Gene Constitution / Blood Proteins / Wild Boar / Jungle Fowl |
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| Research Abstract |
The results of investigations on the Nepalese native domestic animals and their wild forms in 1988 and 1989 are summarized as follows:
1) The genetic variability was very low in the yak, highest in the yak-cattle hybrid, and that of Lulu cattle was intermediate beween them. The genetic constitution of yak was estimated to be much differentiated from any breeds of European and Indian cattle. 2) Of four native Nepalese sheep breeds, the Baruwal, Kagi and Lampchhre derive from the Indian sheep as well as Bangladesh, while the Bhyanglung differs from these three breeds Phylogenetically. 3) The gene constitution of Nepalese native pigs has a common feature with the native pigs fed in neighbor regions such as Bangladesh except a high Tf^c gene frequency of the Nepalese. The genetic relationship was found between the native pig population and the Nepalese Indian wild boar. 4) The presence of breeding season in the Nepalese red jungle fowl was confirmed by the hearing survey and the necropsy.
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