Current Status and Prospects of Genetic Resources of Native Chickens of Japan
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. History of Japanese Native Breeds of Chicken
3. Japanese Agricultural Standards for the Production of Chicken Meat, Requiring the Use of Native Japanese Chicken Breeds
3.1. Promotion Policy for Native Chicken Breeds by the Japanese Government
3.2. Flavor Profile of Jidori JAS-Certified Chickens
4. Examples of Jidori JAS Certified Chickens
4.1. Commercial Chickens Produced by Intrabreed Strains
4.2. Commercial Chickens from F1 Crosses
4.2.1. Awa-Odori Chicken
4.2.2. Hinai-Jidori Chicken
4.2.3. Amakusa Daioh Cross Chicken
4.2.4. Kuro Satsuma-Dori Chicken
4.3. Commercial Chickens from Three-Way Crosses
4.3.1. Miyazaki Jitokko Chicken
4.3.2. Meat-Type Okumino-Kojidori Chicken
5. Current Research Activities Using Jidori and Jidori JAS-Certified Chickens
5.1. Marker-Assisted Selection for Improvement of Growth Performance
5.1.1. QTL Identification of a Candidate Gene for Improving Growth Traits in Hinai-Dori Breed
5.1.2. Marker-Assisted Selection for Improvement of Growth Performance in Jidori JAS Chickens
5.2. Utilization of Native Chickens in Research Contexts
6. Governance to Maintain Native Chicken Breeds in Japan
6.1. National Genebank Project Regarding Chickens Native to Japan
6.2. Rules for Sanitation and Veterinary Medicine for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Japan
6.3. Is Jidori JAS System Applicable in Other Countries?
7. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
NARO | National Agriculture and Food Research Organization |
JAS | Japan Agriculture Standards |
MAFF | Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
Cp | Creeper gene |
PS | Preservation Society |
LES | Livestock Experiment Station |
QTL | Quantitative trait loci |
CCKAR | Cholecystokinin type A receptor |
SNP | Single-nucleotide polymorphism |
YY1 | Yin Yang 1 |
5′-UTR | 5′-Untranslated region |
IHH | Indian hedgehog gene |
NHEJ1 | Non-homologous end-joining factor 1 gene |
Rp | Rumpless gene |
MSGN1 | Mesogenin 1 gene |
KLC | Korean long-tailed chicken |
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Category | Purpose | Breed |
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1. Breeds established prior to the close of the Edo period | Fancy | Gifu-jidori, Ise-jidori, Tosa-jidori, Tsushima-jidori, Iwate-jidori, Aizu-jidori, Hinai-dori, Gan-dori, Shibbatori, Sado-hige-jidori, Jitokko, Satsuma, Kawachi-yakko, Kuro-kashiwa, Kureko-dori, Chabo, Uzura-chabo, Minohiki-chabo, Minohiki, Shokoku, Tosa Onaga-dori, Ukokkei, Ingie, Utaicharn, Okinawa-hige-jidori * |
Fancy + Long-crowing | Tomaru, Koeyoshi, Totenko | |
Fancy + Cock-fighting | Shamo | |
2. Synthetic breeds crossing Japanese local chickens and breeds imported from foreign countries | Fancy | Miyaji-dori |
Utility | Nagoya, Mikawa, Eikoku, Kumamoto, Tosa-kukin | |
3. Breeds imported from foreign countries | Utility | Barred Plymouth Rock, Rhode Island Red, Chinese Buff Cochin |
Category | ||||
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Japanese Name | English Name *1 | Jidori *2 | Zairaishu *3 | |
1 | Kinpa | Japanese Henny Feathered Game | ○ | |
2 | Gifu-jidori | Japanese Old Type-Gifu | ○ | ○ |
3 | Tosa-jidori | Japanese Old Type-Tosa | ○ | ○ |
4 | Hinai-dori | Japanese Dainty | ○ | ○ |
5 | Koeyoshi | Japanese Good Crower | ○ | ○ |
6 | Tomaru | Japanese Black Crower | ○ | ○ |
7 | Shokoku | Japanese Elegancy | ○ | ○ |
8 | Satsuma | Kagoshima Game | ○ | ○ |
9 | Shamo | Japanese Game | ○ | ○ |
10 | Ukokkei | Japanese Silkie | ○ | ○ |
11 | Nagoya | ○ | ||
12 | Kumamoto | ○ | ||
13 | Tosa-kukin | ○ | ||
14 | Barred Plymouth Rock | ○ |
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Takahashi, H. Current Status and Prospects of Genetic Resources of Native Chickens of Japan. Animals 2025, 15, 1703. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121703
Takahashi H. Current Status and Prospects of Genetic Resources of Native Chickens of Japan. Animals. 2025; 15(12):1703. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121703
Chicago/Turabian StyleTakahashi, Hideaki. 2025. "Current Status and Prospects of Genetic Resources of Native Chickens of Japan" Animals 15, no. 12: 1703. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15121703
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