Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences1028-88801812-5735Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/pjbs.2003.738.740GuneyO. OzuyanikO. TorunO. GorguluM. DarcanN. 8200368The objective of this study was to determine the types of haemoglobin and transferrin found in Damascus goats and demonstrate their relationship with different performance traits. The Hb B allele was observed in the Damascus goats studied. No significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was observed. We observed nine genotypes, namely Tf AA, AC, AD, BB, BC, BD, CC, CD, DD; C and D were the two most commonly occuring alleles at the locus and A was the rare -globin variant. The frequencies of Tf C and D were higher than those of the other transferrin genotypes. There was no significant effect of transferrin genotype on performance (p>0.05).]]>Andrew, A.T.,19862nd Edn.,Darcan, N. and O. Guney,200119187192Dogrul, F.,198556173Fesus, L., J. Varkonyhi and A. Ats,19831416Guney, O. and N. Darcan,20002000pp: 252252Menrad, M., E. Muller, C.H. Stier, H. Gelderman and C. Gall,1994144954Ozcan, L. and O. Guney,1983142125SAS,19876.03 Edn.,Tucker, E.M. and S.W. Clarke,198011163183Efremov, G. and M. Braend,19641964pp: 313320