TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Association of <I>BDNF</I> Gene Variants with Behaviour Traits in Sika Deer (<I>Cervus nippon</I>)
AU - Wan-Hong, Wei AU - Jun, Guo AU - Yan, Yang AU - Shen-Jin, Lv 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 10
IS  - 11
SP  - 1431
EP  - 1436
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2011.1431.1436
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2011.1431.1436
KW  - China park
KW  -animal behaviour
KW  -PCR-SSCP
KW  -BDNF polymorphisms
KW  -Sika deer
KW  -genotypes
AB  - It is widely accepted that Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is involved in modulating behaviour performance induced by environmental conditions. The aim of this study was to study polymorphisms of the <I>BDNF</I> gene and their relationship with animal behaviour in sika deer (<I>Cervus nippon</I>). About 48 sika deer reared under Ping-Shan-Tang Farm (25 deers) and Zhu-Yu-Wan Park (23 deers), Yangzhou City, Jiangsu province, China were observed and blood samples taken to identify BDNF genotypes. Data were subjected to ANOVA analysis to evaluate the link between genotype and animal behaviour traits. After PCR and electrophoresis, polymorphisms were found in two pairs of primers. At primer P-4, AA genotype (26 deer) rested significantly less than BB genotype (16 deers) (p&lt;0.05). The AA genotype deer also performed significantly more locomotion behaviour (p = 0.001). At the primer P-5, deer of genotypes CC/DD/CD differed significantly in their watching behaviour. Deer of genotype CC performed significantly less resting and self-grooming behaviour than deer of genotypes CD or DD (both p&lt;0.05). The findings suggest that polymorphisms in BDNF may be involved in some aspects of animal behaviour traits especially in the high sensitive sika deer reared for several years in China park.
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