Whole-genome sequence analysis reveals differences in population management and selection of European low-input pig breeds
Perez-Enciso, Miguel (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciència Animal i dels Aliments)
Herrero-Medrano, Juan Manuel (Wageningen University. Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre)
Megens, Hendrik-Jan (Wageningen University. Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre)
Groenen, Martien A. M. (Wageningen University. Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre)
Bosse, Mirte (Wageningen University. Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre)
Crooijmans, Richard (Wageningen University. Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre)

Date:	2014
Abstract:	A major concern in conservation genetics is to maintain the genetic diversity of populations. Genetic variation in livestock species is threatened by the progressive marginalisation of local breeds in benefit of high-output pigs worldwide. We used high-density SNP and re-sequencing data to assess genetic diversity of local pig breeds from Europe. In addition, we re-sequenced pigs from commercial breeds to identify potential candidate mutations responsible for phenotypic divergence among these groups of breeds.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad AGL 2010-14822
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Porcs ; Cria i Millora
Published in:	BMC genomics, Vol. 15 (2014) , ISSN 1471-2164

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-601
PMID: 25030608

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