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ArticlePloS one2021

On the origins of American Criollo pigs: A common genetic background with a lasting Iberian signature.

Maria Antonia Revidatti, Luis T Gama, Inmaculada Martin Burriel, Oscar Cortés Gardyn, Juan Sebastian Cappello Villada, María Inés Carolino, Francisco Javier Cañón, Catarina Ginja, Philip Sponenberg, Antonio P Vicente and 4 more

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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14 authors at 8 institutions in 4 countries.

Maria Antonia RevidattiDepartamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-7685-3980
Luis T GamaCentre for Interdisciplinary Research for Animal Health, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
Inmaculada Martin BurrielLaboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Oscar Cortés GardynDepartamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Madrid, Spain.
Juan Sebastian Cappello VilladaDepartamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Corrientes, Argentina.
María Inés CarolinoInstituto Nacional Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Vale de Santarém, Portugal.
Francisco Javier CañónDepartamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Madrid, Spain.
Catarina GinjaCentro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal.
Philip SponenbergVirginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-6499-7653
Antonio P VicenteEscola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém, Santarém, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3869-5509
Pilar ZaragozaLaboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain.
Juan Vicente DelgadoDepartamento de Genética, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.
Amparo MartínezDepartamento de Genética, Campus de Excelencia Internacional Agroalimentario, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.
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National University of the Northeast · ARUniversidad de Zaragoza · ESUniversity of Córdoba · ESInstituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária · PTInstituto Politécnico de Santarém · PTUniversidade do Porto · PTUniversity of Lisbon · PTVirginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

American Criollo pigs are thought to descend mainly from those imported from the Iberian Peninsula starting in the late 15th century. Criollo pigs subsequently expanded throughout the Americas, adapting to very diverse environments, and possibly receiving influences from other origins. With the intensification of agriculture in the mid-20th century, cosmopolitan breeds largely replaced Criollo pigs, and the few remaining are mostly maintained by rural communities in marginal areas where they still play an important socio-economic and cultural role. In this study, we used 24 microsatellite markers in samples from 1715 pigs representing 46 breeds with worldwide distribution, including 17 American Criollo breeds, with the major focus of investigating their genetic diversity, structure and breed relationships. We also included representatives of the Iberian, Local British, Hungarian, Chinese and Commercial breeds, as well as Wild Boar, in order to investigate their possible influence in the genetic composition of Criollos. Our results show that, when compared with the other breeds, Criollo pigs present higher levels of genetic diversity, both in terms of allelic diversity and expected heterozygosity. The various analyses indicate that breed differentiation overall explains nearly 21% of the total genetic diversity. Criollo breeds showed their own identity and shared a common genetic background, tending to cluster together in various analyses, even though they differ from each other. A close relationship of Criollos with Iberian breeds was revealed by all the different analyses, and the contribution of Iberian breeds, particularly of the Celtic breeds, is still present in various Criollo breeds. No influence of Chinese breeds was detected on Criollos, but a few were influenced by Commercial breeds or by wild pigs. Our results confirm the uniqueness of American Criollo pigs and the role that Iberian breeds have played in their development.

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