Carcass Composition of Canary Caprine Group at Adult Age

Argüello, A.; Fabelo, F.; Capote, J.; Ginés, R.; Afonso, Juan Manuel; López, José González

doi:10.1080/09712119.1999.9706234

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“…Our results for the MB and TF in the present study agree with those reported by Capote et al (1998) although these authors found a smaller body length (Table 1). Although there are few references in the literature on the body weight of the MB; nevertheless Argu¨ello et al (1999) similar body weight of 57.88 kg in the same breed.…”

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“…Goat breeds on Canary Island domestic goats were morphologically described (Capote et al 1998) and, later, microsatellites and mitochondrial analysis were done (Amills et al 2004;Martı´nez et al 2006). As a result of these previous studies, three different breeds were characterised: Majorera, Palmera and Tinerfen˜a (Capote et al 1998) also taking into account productive aspects (Argu¨ello et al 1999). Later, genetic studies based on blood polymorphism and DNA confirmed the results found using morphological traits, although all breeds had the same origin and a strong phylogeographic relationship (Amills et al 2004).…”

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Morphological measurements and indexes as a tool to support molecular genetic studies: an example in Canary Islands

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Journal of Applied Animal Research

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In order to complement previous DNA studies, 81 domestic goats, belonging to the Majorera Breed (MB, 105), Semi Wild Goats (SWG, 31) and Tinerfen˜a Breed (TF 61), were used. Both populations (MB and SWG), allocated in the same geographical area, were differentiated previously by microsatellites analyses, and TF is from another island. Thirteen morphological measurements were recorded, zoometric indexes were calculated and profile and coat colour were evaluated. For all morphological measurements, SWG were significantly smaller than MB and TF. These results agree with previous data obtained with genetic studies, which show difference between MB and SWG. The results of the zoometric indexes showed that SWG were lighter and shorter in relation to the thoracic circumference and height, suggesting long-term environmental adaptation. In general, higher correlations were observed in SWG than in MB followed by the TF, for example between height at the end of neck and height to the rump (0.880, 0.740 and 0.683, respectively), probably indicating a superior body balance to adapt to ultra-extensive conditions. With regard to other parameters, most SWG presented a subconcave profile (66.7%) compared to TF, which had 71.19% of rectum profile and 40.60% of MB was subconvex. SWG had less complex colour distribution.

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confidence: 93%