Evolutionary relationships of Red Jungle Fowl and chicken breeds

Published results were reassessed and original data are provided regarding the origin and relatedness of four postulated chicken breed lineages, egg-type, game, meat-type and Bantam, to each other and to the basic ancestral species of jungle fowls, Gallus gallus. A system approach was employed concerning the planning of the experiments. One element of the system approach is the choice of the breeds to be compared with G. gallus. These breeds were supposed to represent major evolutionary branches of chickens. Four experiments on genetic relationships were conducted using different estimation criteria including morphological discrete characters, body measurements, biochemical markers, and the activity of serum esterase-1. The greatest similarity was found between G. gallus and the egg-type breeds of Mediterranean roots and/or true Bantams. This fact might testify that the indicated chicken groups occupied earlier stages in the evolution from the wild progenitor to the present biodiversity of chickens in the world

Obituary: Irina G. Moiseyeva 1932–2015

On November 20, 2015, Irina G. Moiseyeva passed away in Moscow, Russia, at age of 83 years. She was a well known leading researcher of the Laboratory of Animal Comparative Genetics, N. I. Vavilov Institute of General Genetics. Her whole life was devoted to the science and the Institute of General Genetics, where she worked after graduating from the Moscow State University in 1955..

[Singing breeds of hens] Поющие породы кур

Моисеева И.Г.; Севастьянова А.А.; Александров А.В.; Романов М.Н. Голосистые породы кур впервые появились в Китае более 2 тыс. лет назад. Сегодня в мире существует около 20 таких пород и популяций. Однако многие из них находятся в руках небольшого числа любителей, и потому им подчас грозит исчезновение. Vociferous breeds of hens first emerged in China more than 2 thousand years ago. Now there are around 20 of such breeds and populations. But many of them are reared by a small number of amateurs, so they often are under treat of extinction

[Evolution and genetic diversity of old domestic hen's breed - Yurlovskaya golosistaya, System analysis of variability forms] Эволюция, генетическая изменчивость юрловской голосистой породы кур. Системный анализ форм изменчивости [Evolution and genetic variation in the Yurlov Crower chicken breed: a system analysis of variation forms]

Моисеева И.Г.; Романов М.Н.; Александров А.В.; Никифоров А.А.; Севастьянова А.А. В статье излагаются сведения о старой русской породе кур - юрловской голосистой, включая происхождение, историю, эволюцию, современное состояние, описание породы, хозяйственные свойства, в т.ч. основной ее признак - продолжительное пение, морфотипологическую характеристику по дискретным признакам, полиморфизм по группам крови, биохимическим и молекулярным маркерам. Теоретическая часть посвящена оценке изменчивости породы, представлению объектов, процессов, явлений в виде объектов-систем и систем объектов. В заключении обсуждаются общие проблемы форм изменчивости и стабильности, методологии проведения экспериментов и наблюдений на основе системного подхода. Data on Yurlov Crower are presented with regard to its origin, history, evolution, current state, breed description, economically important traits (including its major characteristic, long crowing), morphotypological characteristic of discrete traits and genetic profiles for blood groups, biochemical and molecular polymorphisms. The theoretical part of work is devoted to an estimation of breed variability, representation of objects, processes and phenomena in the form of objects-systems and systems of objects. In conclusion, general problems of variability forms and stability, methodology of carrying out experiments and observations on the basis of the system approach are discussed

Evolutionary relationships of Red Jungle Fowl and chicken breeds

Abstract Published results were reassessed and original data are provided regarding the origin and relatedness of four postulated chicken breed lineages, egg-type, game, meat-type and Bantam, to each other and to the basic ancestral species of jungle fowls, Gallus gallus. A system approach was employed concerning the planning of the experiments. One element of the system approach is the choice of the breeds to be compared with G. gallus. These breeds were supposed to represent major evolutionary branches of chickens. Four experiments on genetic relationships were conducted using different estimation criteria including morphological discrete characters, body measurements, biochemical markers, and the activity of serum esterase-1. The greatest similarity was found between G. gallus and the egg-type breeds of Mediterranean roots and/or true Bantams. This fact might testify that the indicated chicken groups occupied earlier stages in the evolution from the wild progenitor to the present biodiversity of chickens in the world.</p

Evolutionary relationships of Red Jungle Fowl and chicken breeds

Published results were reassessed and original data are provided regarding the origin and relatedness of four postulated chicken breed lineages, egg-type, game, meat-type and Bantam, to each other and to the basic ancestral species of jungle fowls, Gallus gallus. A system approach was employed concerning the planning of the experiments. One element of the system approach is the choice of the breeds to be compared with G. gallus. These breeds were supposed to represent major evolutionary branches of chickens. Four experiments on genetic relationships were conducted using different estimation criteria including morphological discrete characters, body measurements, biochemical markers, and the activity of serum esterase-1. The greatest similarity was found between G. gallus and the egg-type breeds of Mediterranean roots and/or true Bantams. This fact might testify that the indicated chicken groups occupied earlier stages in the evolution from the wild progenitor to the present biodiversity of chickens in the world

[Orloff chicken breed: history, current status and studies] Орловская порода кур. История, современное состояние, научные исследования

Моисеева И.Г.; Севастьянова А.А.; Александров А.В.; Вахрамеев А.Б.; Романов М.Н.; Дмитриев Ю.И.; Семенова С.К.; Сулимова Г.Е. Настоящая публикация представляет собой обзор материалов о старинной отечественной орловской породе кур. Приведены исторические сведения о месте (средняя полоса России) и времени происхождения (конец XVIII в.). Информация о предполагаемых предшественниках породы дополнена генетическими исследованиями авторов. Представлено описание орловской породы кур русского типа. Рассмотрены данные о распространении породы в России и за рубежом, современном ее состоянии, участии в выставках птицеводства. Проанализированы факторы, затрудняющие разведение породы, и намечены первоочередные задачи по ее сохранению. The present article provides an overview of the information on the Orloff chicken breed. Historical information about the place (central Russia), time of origin (late 18th century), and alleged progenitors of this domestic breed. The literature data is supplemented with the authors’ genetic studies. Description of the Orloff chicken breed of Russian type is given. Data on the dissemination of the breed in Russia and abroad, its modern state, standard and demonstration in poultry shows is also provided. Factors are discussed that hinder preservation of the breed and priorities for breeding the Orloff chickens are outlined