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Instruction on citogenetic control of pedigree livestock.

Country/Territory
Ukraine
Document type
Regulation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Genetic resources Cattle Sheep/goats Swine Equine-animals
Geographical area
Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia
Abstract

The Instruction consists of 6 Sections dealing with the following matters: 1) general provisions (sect. 1); 2) terms and definitions (sect. 2); 3) the modalities of carrying out citogenetic control (sect. 3); 4) registration of chromosomal abnormalities (sect. 4); 5) classification of the abnormalities of karyotype (sect. 5); 6) legalization of the outcome of citogenetic control (sect. 6). The present Instruction establishes the modalities of carrying out citogenetic control in stockbreeding that shall be the integral part of the genetic expertise of the origin and abnormalities of pedigree livestock. Citogenetic control is the inspection of the state of chromosomal apparatus of livestock, the integrity thereof and the presence of the structural and qualitative abnormalities of karyotype. The purpose of citogenetic control shall be the exposure of the absence or of the presence of chromosomal, chromatidal, genomic qualitative and quantitative changes and abnormalities. Citogenetic control shall be carried out as may be necessary. The materials for the extraction of chromosomal preparations shall be blood obtained from the jugular vein (cattle, sheep, goats and equine-animals) and blood obtained from the auricular vein (swine). In the process of analysis of chromosomal instability shall be distinguished the structural and the qualitative abnormalities (genomic mutation) of chromosomal apparatus of livestock.

Full text
Ukrainian
Website
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