African Local Pig Genetic Resources in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation

Animals, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(16), С. 2407 - 2407

Опубликована: Авг. 19, 2024

Africa is home to a wide diversity of locally adapted pig breeds whose genetic architecture offers important insights into livestock adaptation climate change. However, the majority these inherent traits have not been fully highlighted. This review presents an overview current state African resources, providing highlights on their population and production statistics, system, indices, genomic evidence underlying evolutionary potential. The study results reveal incomplete characterization local genotypes across continent. characterized population, however, demonstrates moderate high levels diversity, enough support breeding conservation programs. Owing low differentiation limited distinct structures, it appears that most populations are strains within larger breeds. Genomic has shown higher number selection signatures associated with various economically traits, thus making them potential candidates for change adaptation. reportedly early hybridization wild suid groups further suggests untapped disease resistance resilience need be illuminated using higher-density markers. Nevertheless, gene introgression from commercial prevalent Africa; thus, efforts realize utilize must increase before they permanently depleted.

Язык: Английский

Detection of Selection Signatures in some of the Water Buffaloes across the World

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Июнь 19, 2024

In order to identify the selection signatures of water buffalos across world, genomic information 165 which belonged 15 genetic groups buffaloes was used. The obtained from Dryad (doi:10.5061/dryad.h0cc7). quality control and data filtration were performed using PLINK1.9 software. clustering population structure examined GenABEL Admixture1.23 software's, respectively. results principal component analysis showed that populations could be classified into 4 separate categories. confirmed components analysis. searched with help iHS statistics ReHH Moreover, unbiased F_ST (θ) estimator calculated Plink1.9 25 24 regions, passed thresholds, identified as cues, Selected regions aligned on bovine genome 411 genes related selected identified. Of all genes, 53 olfactory receptors (OR), 51 somehow involved in cell membrane animal immunity against pathogens including initiate regulate immune response. QTLs detected associated milk production, somatic cells, fertility, ion disease, calving growth. There is an acceptable consistent between fat production QTLs.

Язык: Английский