[HTML][HTML] Native pig breeds as a source of biodiversity—breeding and economic aspects

A Kasprzyk, A Walenia - Agriculture, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The purpose of this paper is to summarize the available important information on local pig
breeds maintained in Europe. Genetic erosion has prompted national and international …

Whole-genome sequencing of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds allows the detection of signatures of selection for adaptation of genetic resources …

S Bovo, A Ribani, M Muñoz, E Alves, JP Araujo… - Genetics Selection …, 2020‏ - Springer
Background Natural and artificial directional selection in cosmopolitan and autochthonous
pig breeds and wild boars have shaped their genomes and resulted in a reservoir of animal …

A comparison of marker-based estimators of inbreeding and inbreeding depression

A Caballero, A Fernández, B Villanueva… - Genetics Selection …, 2022‏ - Springer
Background The availability of genome-wide marker data allows estimation of inbreeding
coefficients (F, the probability of identity-by-descent, IBD) and, in turn, estimation of the rate …

Genome-wide landscape of runs of homozygosity and differentiation across Egyptian goat breeds

AM Sallam, H Reyer, K Wimmers, F Bertolini… - BMC genomics, 2023‏ - Springer
Understanding the genomic features of livestock is essential for successful breeding
programs and conservation. This information is scarce for local goat breeds in Egypt. In the …

Genetic diversity in the Italian Holstein dairy cattle based on pedigree and SNP data prior and after genomic selection

M Ablondi, A Sabbioni, G Stocco… - Frontiers in veterinary …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Genetic diversity has become an urgent matter not only in small local breeds but also in
more specialized ones. While the use of genomic data in livestock breeding programs …

[HTML][HTML] Runs of homozygosity revealed reproductive traits of Hu sheep

Y Li, Z Chen, Y Fang, C Cao, Z Zhang, Y Pan, Q Wang - Genes, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Hu sheep, a famous breed in the Taihu Basin, has the advantages of non-seasonal estrus,
multiple fetuses, coarse feeding tolerance, and suitability for house feeding. Runs of …

[HTML][HTML] Genomic inbreeding coefficients using imputed genotypes: Assessing different estimators in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows

C Dadousis, M Ablondi, C Cipolat-Gotet… - Journal of dairy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to estimate inbreeding coefficients in Holstein dairy cattle
using imputed SNPs data. A data set of 95,540 Italian Holstein dairy cows from the routine …

Comparing pedigree and genomic inbreeding coefficients, and inbreeding depression of reproductive traits in Japanese Black cattle

M Nishio, K Inoue, S Ogawa, K Ichinoseki, A Arakawa… - BMC genomics, 2023‏ - Springer
Background Pedigree-based inbreeding coefficients have been generally included in
statistical models for genetic evaluation of Japanese Black cattle. The use of genomic data is …

[HTML][HTML] Using pedigree and genomic data toward Better Management of Inbreeding in italian dairy Sheep and Goat Breeds

M Cortellari, A Negro, A Bionda, S Grande, A Cesarani… - Animals, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The inbreeding coefficient is relevant for managing livestock and
safeguarding biodiversity, especially in small populations. Small ruminant breeders mainly …

Runs of homozygosity provide a genome landscape picture of inbreeding and genetic history of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds

G Schiavo, S Bovo, M Muñoz, A Ribani… - Animal …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
ROHs are long stretches of DNA homozygous at each polymorphic position. The proportion
of genome covered by ROHs and their length are indicators of the level and origin of …