Livestock populations have been consistently improving in terms of performance and
productivity by selective breeding over the centuries. These selection strategies are …

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 …

Domestic sheep and their wild relatives harbor substantial genetic variants that can form the
backbone of molecular breeding, but their genome landscapes remain understudied. Here …

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 …

Given the importance of linkage disequilibrium (LD) in gene map** and evolutionary
inferences, I characterize in this review the pattern of LD and discuss the influence of human …

Conventional animal selection and breeding methods were based on the phenotypic
performance of the animals. These methods have limitations, particularly for sex-limited traits …

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 …

Background Genetic pressure in animal breeding is sparking the interest of breeders for
selecting elite boars with higher sperm quality to optimize ejaculate doses and fertility rates …

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 …

Preserving diversity of indigenous pig (Sus scrofa) breeds is a key factor to (i) sustain the
pork chain (both at local and global scales) including the production of high-quality branded …