Animal Molecular Breeding

Mitsheal Owoche Odey¹, 1. Department of Genetics & Biotechnology, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria</br> 2. Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Area 11 Garki, Abuja, Nigeria</br> 3. Department of Biological Sciences, Niger Delta University, Amassoma, P.M.B. 71, Yenagoa, Nigeria , Peter O. Aikpokpodion^1,2, Ebiamadon Andi Brisibe^1,3

Marilia D. Nunes Rodrigues¹, 1. Departamento de Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil<br> 2. Departamento de Ciencias Animais, Faculdade de Ecologia, Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido, Brazil<br> 3. Programa Pos-graduacao em Genetica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil<br> 4. Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Fisiologia Animal Comparada, Fundacao Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil<br> 5. Instituto de Biologia, Departamento de Zoologia e Genetica, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Brazil, Cecilia Calabuig², Carla G. Ávila Moreira³, Janaina Camacho da Silva⁴, Diones Bender Almeida⁵, Harold J. Perez Gutierrez¹, Heden L. Marques Moreira⁵

G. Zaman¹, M. Chandra Shekar², 1. Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam, India</br> 2. Department of Animal Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Science & A.H., Anand Agricultural University, Anand, India