National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences Develops DNA Profiling Method for Chicken.

Tokyo, Japan, Mar 27, 2006 - (JCN) - The National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS Nias (nē`äs), volcanic island (1990 pop. 588,543), 1,842 sq mi (4,771 sq km), Indonesia, in the Indian Ocean, off Sumatra. Most of the population are descended from the Niah people; their economy is largely agricultural. The chief town is Gunungsitoli. Native handicraft is highly developed; megalithic shrines dot the land.) has developed a DNA profiling method for poultry in collaboration with the Aichi Aichi (ī`chē), prefecture (1990 pop. 6,690,440), 1,962 sq mi (5,082 sq km), central Honshu, Japan. Bounded on the S and W by Ise Bay, Aichi consists of a coastal plain (the Nobi Plain) and a mountainous, forested interior. It is drained by the Kiso River, an important source of hydroelectric power.-ken Agricultural Research Center.

The new method, which amplifies five microsatellite markers of the chicken DNA with PCR (polymerase chain reaction

1. A series of events in which each induces or influences the next.

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) and examines their lengths, can differentiate Nagoya Nagoya (nä'gō`yä), city (1990 pop. 2,154,793), capital of Aichi prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on Ise Bay. A major port, transportation hub, and industrial center, it has iron- and steelworks, textile mills, aircraft factories, automotive works, and chemical, plastics, electronics, and fertilizer plants. Cochin Kochi, formerly Cochin (1991 pop. 1,140,605), the chief port. The finest port S of Mumbai, Kochi, with its naval base and shipbuilding industry, is the primary training center for the Indian Navy. After Vasco da Gama visited Kochi (1502), the Portuguese established a settlement. The Dutch captured it in 1663 and the British in 1795. In adjoining Mattancheri there is a small community of descendants of Jews expelled from Portugal in the 16th cent., a well-received breed of chicken, from other chicken breeds such as broilers.

The method is effective when used with processed poultry.

The two partners jointly filed a patent for the new method on March 9. NIAS expects that the latest DNA profiling method will prevent the mislabeling of poultry while increasing the brand value of local chicken breeds like Nagoya Cochin as well as consumer confidence.

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