Critical review evaluating the pig as a model for human nutritional physiology

E Roura, SJ Koopmans, JP Lallès… - Nutrition research …, 2016 - cambridge.org
The present review examines the pig as a model for physiological studies in human subjects
related to nutrient sensing, appetite regulation, gut barrier function, intestinal microbiota and …

Lipid deposition and metabolism in local and modern pig breeds: A review

K Poklukar, M Čandek-Potokar, N Batorek Lukač… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Intensive selective breeding and genetic improvement of relatively few pig
breeds led to the abandonment of many low productive local pig breeds. However, local pig …

Genomic diversity, linkage disequilibrium and selection signatures in European local pig breeds assessed with a high density SNP chip

M Munoz, R Bozzi, J Garcia-Casco, Y Nunez… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Genetic characterization of local breeds is essential to preserve their genomic variability, to
advance conservation policies and to contribute to their promotion and sustainability …

Deleterious alleles in the context of domestication, inbreeding, and selection

M Bosse, HJ Megens, MFL Derks… - Evolutionary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Each individual has a certain number of harmful mutations in its genome. These mutations
can lower the fitness of the individual carrying them, dependent on their dominance and …

Genome-wide SNP data unveils the globalization of domesticated pigs

B Yang, L Cui, M Perez-Enciso, A Traspov… - Genetics Selection …, 2017 - Springer
Background Pigs were domesticated independently in Eastern and Western Eurasia early
during the agricultural revolution, and have since been transported and traded across the …

The evolution of Suidae

L Frantz, E Meijaard, J Gongora, J Haile… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
The Suidae are a family of Cetartiodactyla composed of 17 species classified in a minimum
of five extant genera that originated at least 20 million years ago. Their success is evident in …

Efficiency of different strategies to mitigate ascertainment bias when using SNP panels in diversity studies

DK Malomane, C Reimer, S Weigend, A Weigend… - Bmc Genomics, 2018 - Springer
Background Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) panels have been widely used to study
genomic variations within and between populations. Methods of SNP discovery have been a …

What can livestock breeders learn from conservation genetics and vice versa?

TN Kristensen, AA Hoffmann, C Pertoldi… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The management of livestock breeds and threatened natural population share common
challenges, including small effective population sizes, high risk of inbreeding, and the …

Prospects and challenges for the conservation of farm animal genomic resources, 2015-2025

MW Bruford, C Ginja, I Hoffmann, S Joost… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Livestock conservation practice is changing rapidly in light of policy developments, climate
change and diversifying market demands. The last decade has seen a step change in …

Adult porcine genome-wide DNA methylation patterns support pigs as a biomedical model

KM Schachtschneider, O Madsen, C Park, LA Rund… - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Pigs (Sus scrofa) provide relevant biomedical models to dissect
complex diseases due to their anatomical, genetic, and physiological similarities with …