Molecular genetic analysis of a cattle population to reconstitute the extinct Algarvia breed.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Decisions to initiate conservation programmes need to account for extant variability, diversity loss and cultural and economic aspects. Molecular markers were used to investigate if putative Algarvia animals could be identified for use as progenitors in a breeding programme to recover this nearly extinct breed.

Methods

46 individuals phenotypically representative of Algarvia cattle were genotyped for 27 microsatellite loci and compared with 11 Portuguese autochthonous and three imported breeds. Genetic distances and factorial correspondence analyses (FCA) were performed to investigate the relationship among Algarvia and related breeds. Assignment tests were done to identify representative individuals of the breed. Y chromosome and mtDNA analyses were used to furth

SUBMITTER: Ginja C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2903498 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature