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Relative breed contributions to neutral genetic diversity of a comprehensive representation of Iberian native cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 March 2011

J. Cañón ,
D. García ,
J. V. Delgado ,
S. Dunner ,
L. Telo da Gama ,
V. Landi ,
I. Martín-Burriel ,
A. Martínez ,
C. Penedo  and
C. Rodellar
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J. Cañón*
Affiliation:
Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
D. García
Affiliation:
Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
J. V. Delgado
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus Rabanales C-5, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
S. Dunner
Affiliation:
Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain
L. Telo da Gama
Affiliation:
UIRGRMA-INIA, Instituto Nacional dos Recursos Biológicos, Fonte Boa, 2005-048 Vale de Santarém, Portugal
V. Landi
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus Rabanales C-5, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
I. Martín-Burriel
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
A. Martínez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus Rabanales C-5, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
C. Penedo
Affiliation:
Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
C. Rodellar
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
P. Zaragoza
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Miguel Servet 177, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain
C. Ginja
Affiliation:
UIRGRMA-INIA, Instituto Nacional dos Recursos Biológicos, Fonte Boa, 2005-048 Vale de Santarém, Portugal Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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†E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

This study is aimed at establishing priorities for the optimal conservation of genetic diversity among a comprehensive group of 40 cattle breeds from the Iberian Peninsula. Different sets of breed contributions to diversity were obtained with several methods that differ in the relative weight attributed to the within- and between-breed components of the genetic variation. The contributions to the Weitzman diversity and the expected heterozygosity (He) account for between- and within-breed variation only, respectively. Contributions to the core set obtained for several kinship matrices, incorporate both sources of variation, as well as the combined contributions of Ollivier and Foulley and those of Caballero and Toro. In general, breeds that ranked high in the different core set applications also ranked high in the contribution to the global He, for example, Sayaguesa, Retinta, Monchina, Berrenda en Colorado or Marismeña. As expected, the Weitzman method prioritised breeds with low contributions to the He, like Mallorquina, Menorquina, Berrenda en Negro, Mostrenca, Vaca Palmera or Mirandesa, all showing highly negative contributions to He – that is, their removal would significantly increase the average He. Weighing the within- and between-breed components with the FST produced a balanced set of contributions in which all the breeds ranking high in both approaches show up. Unlike the other methods, the contributions to the diversity proposed by Caballero and Toro prioritised a good number of Portuguese breeds (Arouquesa, Barrosã, Mertolenga and Preta ranking highest), but this might be caused by a sample size effect. Only Sayaguesa ranked high in all the methods tested. Considerations with regard to the conservation scheme should be made before adopting any of these approaches: in situv. cryoconservation, selection and adaptation within the breeds v. crossbreeding or the creation of synthetic breeds. There is no general consensus with regard to balancing within- and between-breed diversity and the decision of which source to favour will depend on the particular scenario. In addition to the genetic information, other factors, such as geographical, historical, economic, cultural, etc., also need to be considered in the formulation of a conservation plan. All these aspects will ultimately influence the distribution of resources by the decision-makers.

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Iberian cattlediversityconservation prioritiesmicrosatellites
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animal , Volume 5 , Issue 9 , 05 August 2011 , pp. 1323 - 1334
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Copyright © The Animal Consortium 2011

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