Genetic characterization and structure of the Italian Podolian cattle breed and its relationship with some major European breeds

D’Andrea, Mariasilvia; Pariset, Lorraine; Matassino, D.; Valentini, Alessio; Lenstra, Johannes A.; Maiorano, Giuseppe; Pilla, Fabio

doi:10.4081/ijas.2011.e54

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“…Gene diversity of POD and MAM breeds was moderately high, confirming previous results (D'Andrea et al, 2011;D'Angelo et al, 2006;Scasciamacchia et al, 2010); this was mainly attributable to the low level of selection pressure and the low use of artificial insemination by local farmers. The F IS value was much higher for the MAM breed (0.202) compared to the average for all breeds (0.117).…”

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Genetic relationships among Italian and Croatian Podolian cattle breeds assessed by microsatellite markers

Maretto

Ramljak

Sbarra³

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Livestock Science

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Genetic relationships among Italian and Croatian Podolian cattle breeds assessed by microsatellite markers

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“…For most of the Grey Steppe breeds, the decreasing number was visible, especially after the World War II. For example, just 130 animals were reported for the Yugoslav Steppe located in Serbia and Montenegro [26], 500 individuals in Turkey [17], 60 Estonian Grey Steppe cattle [27], 24,000 of Italian Podolian animals [28], and 13 bulls and 171 cows of Croatian Grey Steppe [29]. This decreasing number is related to several factors.…”

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“…Considering the results obtained on microsatellite analyses, phylogenetic relationships inside of Grey Steppe varieties or between Grey Steppe cattle and other breeds were established by Moioli et al [82], Georgescu et al [43], Pariset et al [18], Xuan et al [83], D'Andrea et al [28], and Ilie et al [34]. Looking at the Reynolds' genetic distances, the Romanian Grey Steppe breed represents a clearly distinct group from those of Montbéliarde and Romanian Spotted (both belonging to the Simmental group), or Romanian Brown and Romanian Black Spotted [43].…”

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Milk Protein Polymorphism Characterization: a Modern Tool for Sustainable Conservation of Endangered Romanian Cattle Breeds in the Context of Traditional Breeding

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Petrescu-Mag

Oroian

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The paper aims to review literature data with respect to Romanian native cattle breeds which are considered at risk of extinction. In the last decades, the number of individuals of Romanian indigenous cows decreased significantly, as a consequence of the intensification and specialization of animal productions and agriculture modernization. Some of the native cattle breeds are already lost, due to their crossing with improved breeds. However, after the accession of Romania to the European Union, various preservation programs were initiated, and most of them included biochemical research and studies of molecular or quantitative genetics. All these, associated with the application of reproduction biotechnologies, give a chance to these animals, which are extremely valuable in terms of their genetic resistance to diseases and environmental factors. The reviewed literature on Romanian indigenous endangered cattle breeds confirms that these animals are carriers of a valuable gene pool, which can be kept and bred while applying different reproductive biotechnologies. Consequently, this paper raises awareness on two issues: the decrease of genetic diversity in two Romanian native cow breeds threatened with extinction (Grey Steppe and Romanian Pinzgauer); and the benefits of genetic diversity of the two breeds.

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“…On the other hand, several Italian breeds also carry complex non-taurine ancestry. For instance, analysing microsatellite markers, Cymbron et al (2005) Lorenzo et al, 2018;Pellecchia et al, 2007) or microsatellite markers (D'Andrea et al, 2011). Conversely, genome-wide high-density SNP markers have scarcely been used for detailed characterization of the non-European ancestry in southern European cattle.…”

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Deciphering the patterns of genetic admixture and diversity in southern European cattle using genome‐wide SNPs

Upadhyay

Bortoluzzi

Barbato

et al. 2019

Evolutionary Applications

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The divergence between indicine cattle ( Bos indicus ) and taurine cattle ( Bos taurus ) is estimated to have occurred approximately 250,000 years ago, but a small number of European cattle breeds still display shared ancestry with indicine cattle. Additionally, following the divergence of African and European taurine, the gene flow between African taurine and southern European cattle has also been proposed. However, the extent to which non‐European cattle ancestry is diffused across southern European cattle has not been investigated thoroughly. Also, in recent times, many local breeds have suffered severe reductions in effective population size. Therefore, in the present study, we investigated the pattern of genetic diversity in various European cattle based on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) identified from whole‐genome sequencing data. Additionally, we also employed unlinked and phased SNP‐based approaches on high‐density SNP array data to characterize non‐European cattle ancestry in several southern European cattle breeds. Using heterozygosity‐based parameters, we concluded that, on average, nucleotide diversity is greater in southern European cattle than western European (British and commercial) cattle. However, an abundance of long runs of homozygosity (ROH) and the pattern of Linkage disequilibrium decay suggested recent bottlenecks in Maltese and Romagnola. High nucleotide diversity outside ROH indicated a highly diverse founder population for southern European and African taurine. We also show that Iberian cattle display shared ancestry with African cattle. Furthermore, we show that Podolica is an ancient cross‐bred between Indicine zebu and European taurine. Additionally, we also inferred similar ancestry profile of non‐European cattle ancestry in different Balkan and Italian cattle breeds which might be an indication of the common origin of indicine ancestry in these breeds. Finally, we discuss several plausible demographic scenarios which might account for the presence of non‐European cattle ancestry in these cattle breeds.

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Genetic characterization and structure of the Italian Podolian cattle breed and its relationship with some major European breeds

Cited by 10 publications

References 39 publications

Genetic relationships among Italian and Croatian Podolian cattle breeds assessed by microsatellite markers

Genetic relationships among Italian and Croatian Podolian cattle breeds assessed by microsatellite markers

Milk Protein Polymorphism Characterization: a Modern Tool for Sustainable Conservation of Endangered Romanian Cattle Breeds in the Context of Traditional Breeding

Deciphering the patterns of genetic admixture and diversity in southern European cattle using genome‐wide SNPs

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