Abstract:We have assessed the relationships between immune trait (antibody titers of Sheep red blood cell, SRBC; Avian influenza, AI; Newcastle disease, ND) and varieties of MHC B-LBII Gene in local chicken breeds (Wenshang Barred chicken, LH; Laiwu Black chicken, LWH; and Jining Bairi chicken, BR). We selected 300 chickens randomly from the three indigenous chicken populations. The variations of MHC B-L BII gene were detected by directly DNA sequencing and polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP). The results indicated that there were about 19?22 nucleotide mutations in the three local breeds, which could affect 16?18 amino acid variations. Another results indicated that there was significantly relationship between seven to eight SNPs of the MHC B-LBII region and some immune traits (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Both locus G97A and locus T138A were found in the three species, which were significantly related to the antibodies of SRBC, ND and AI antibody titers (P<0.05). Among them, the locus G97A was significantly associated with ND antibody titers (P<0.05) in BR chicken, with SRBC antibody titers (P<0.05) in LWH chicken, and with H9 antibody titers (P<0.05) in LH chicken. Furthermore, locus T138A was significantly associated with H9 antibody titers in BR and LH chickens (P<0.05). All those results suggest relationships among the different varieties of MHC B-LBII and immune traits in the three local breeds