Genetic diversity and population structure of six autochthonous pig breeds from Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The importance of local breeds as genetic reservoirs of valuable genetic variation is well established. Pig breeding in Central and South-Eastern Europe has a long tradition that led to the formation of several local pig breeds. In the present study, genetic diversity parameters were analysed in six autochthonous pig breeds from Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia (Banija spotted, Black Slavonian, Turopolje pig, Swallow-bellied Mangalitsa, Moravka and Krskopolje pig). Animals from each of these breeds were genotyped using microsatellites and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The results obtained with these two marker systems and those based on pedigree data were compared. In addition, we estimated inbreeding levels based on the distribution of runs of homozygosity (ROH) a

SUBMITTER: Zorc M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9052598 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature