Katherine D Arias, Hanboreum Lee, Riccardo Bozzi, Isabel Álvarez, Juan Pablo Gutiérrez, Iván Fernandez, Juan Menéndez, Albano Beja-Pereira, Félix Goyache
Celtic-Iberian pig breeds were majority in Spain and Portugal until the first half of the 20th century. In the 1990s, they were nearly extinct as a result of the introduction of foreign improved pig breeds. Despite its historical importance, the genetic background of the Celtic-Iberian pig strain is poorly documented. In this study, we have identified genomic regions that might contain signatures of selection peculiar of the Celtic-Iberian genetic lineage. A total of 153 DNA samples of Celtic-Iberian pigs (Spanish Gochu Asturcelta and Portuguese Bísara breeds), Iberian pigs (Spanish Iberian and Portuguese Alentejano breeds), Cinta Senese pig, Korean local pig and Cosmopolitan pig (Hampshire, Landrace and Large White individuals) were analysed...
October 9, 2023: Journal of Animal Breeding and Genetics