Bottleneck Analysis of Turkish and Algerian Sheep Breeds Using Microsatellite Markers

The present study was performed to reveal genetic diversity and bottleneck of Turkish and Algerian autochthonous sheep breeds using fifteen microsatellites marker recommended by FAO (2011). Animal material for the study was consisted of 180 head sheep raised in different location in Turkey and Algeria. A total of 349 alleles were detected from fifteen markers studied. The mean number of alleles (23.26), observed heterozygosity (0.76) and polymorphic information content (0.89) findings indicated that noticeable genetic variability in sheep population studied. Fourteen out of the sixteen microsatellite markers studied had a positive FIS value. The mean value of FIS was 0.061.The infinite allele model (IAM), two-phase mutation model (TPM) and stepwise mutation model (SMM) in the Bottleneck software were used to check genetic bottleneck. The Lshaped curve obtained from analyze indicates absence of bottleneck in studied sheep population raised in Turkey and Algeria. Consequently, it can be said that these results will help to develop conservation and breeding strategies for the sheep population.