ACTA VETERINARIA ET ZOOTECHNICA SINICA ›› 2006, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (5): 417-423.doi:

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netAssociation of the H-FABP and A-FABP Gene Expression with Intramuscular Fat Content in Chickens

LI Wen-juan;LI Hong-bin;WEN Jie;CHEN Ji-lan;ZHAO Gui-ping;ZHENG Mai-qing   

  1. Institute of Animal Science, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Beijing 100094, China
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2006-05-25 Published:2006-05-25

Abstract: Four chicken breeds, including Beijing Fatty, Dwarf, White Leghorn and Arber Acres chickens were used as experimental populations. RT-PCR and real-time fluorescence quantity PCR technique were used to study genetic expression in heart and adipocyte fatty acidbinding protein (H-FABP, A-FABP) genes at 56, 90 and 120 day of age. The associations between genetic expression level and intramuscular fat content and slaughter traits were analyzed by using partial correlated analysis. Statistical analyses showed, for genes expression, the H-FABP mRNA level is significant increasing and A-FABP mRNA level is markedly reducing with age rise. Breeds had remarkably effect on the H-FABP and A-FABP genes expression. Moreover, the sexes had a significant effect on the A-FABP mRNA expression but not H-FABP gene’s. The H-FABP gene expression levels were significantly negative correlation with IMF contents and carcass weight, however, A-FABP mRNA level had a significantly effect on the carcass weight but not IMF content in Beijing Fatty, White Leghorn and Arber Acres chicken . The A-FABP mRNA expression was negatively related significantly with IMF% and H-FABP mRNA level had marked relation with carcass weight in Dwarf chicken.