Introductory Chapter: Concept and Ambition of Project TREASURE

Čandek-Potokar, Marjeta; Lebret, Bénédicte; Gil, José María; Óvilo, Cristina; Nieto, R.; Fernández, Ana González-Rivas; Pugliese, Carolina; Oliver, M. Paige; Bozzi, Rıccardo

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“…Sometimes, a lower price can be associated with lower quality because decreasing the price is a marketing strategy some supermarkets use to sell meat close to the sell-by date (Schnettler et al, 2008). Although the intensification of animal production in most farms is increasingly common (Clark et al, 2019), traditional production can still be found in some countries, mainly J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f Journal Pre-proof related to autochthonous breeds (Čandek-Potokar et al, 2019). For instance, Spain is the fourth largest pig producing country worldwide, the 2 nd largest in Europe (MAPA, 2019).Spain has developed an export-oriented pork industry that is heavily concentrated.…”

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Understanding consumers' perceptions towards Iberian pig production and animal welfare

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“…Local breeds also exhibit a lower potential for growth and protein deposition than modern pig breeds [12,13] and are therefore less attractive to breeders. However, the awareness of the importance of biodiversity and the adverse side effects of intensive production systems in the last few decades has led to the increased interest in the breeding of local pig breeds [14]. Growth performance of twenty European local pig breeds has recently been reviewed [15] and the study demonstrated that there is a lack of knowledge about their growth potential and their nutritional requirements that could otherwise be used to optimize the management of these breeds.…”

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Lipid Deposition and Metabolism in Local and Modern Pig Breeds: A Review

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Batorek-Lukač

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Modern pig breeds, which have been genetically improved to achieve fast growth and a lean meat deposition, differ from local pig breeds with respect to fat deposition, fat specific metabolic characteristics and various other properties. The present review aimed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the differences between fatty local and modern lean pig breeds in adipose tissue deposition and lipid metabolism, taking into consideration morphological, cellular, biochemical, transcriptomic and proteomic perspectives. Compared to modern breeds, local pig breeds accumulate larger amounts of fat, which generally contains more monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids; they exhibit a higher adipocyte size and higher activity of lipogenic enzymes. Studies using transcriptomic and proteomic approaches highlighted several processes like immune response, fatty-acid turn-over, oxidoreductase activity, mitochondrial function, etc. which differ between local and modern pig breeds.

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“…Applied research activities focused on the sustainable conservation of animal genetic resources have been recently focused on the characterisation of European autochthonous pig breeds including phenotypic and genotypic descriptions of local populations, starting from small groups of pigs that might be representative of the whole breed populations [ 9 , 10 , 15 , 20 , 23 , 24 ]. As far as we know, however, no specific attempts have been addressed to obtain a complete characterisation of a whole pig breed, in order to establish an efficient and direct monitoring approach that might be able to better implement conservation activities.…”

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Redefinition of the Mora Romagnola Pig Breed Herd Book Standard Based on DNA Markers Useful to Authenticate Its “Mono-Breed” Products: An Example of Sustainable Conservation of a Livestock Genetic Resource

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Mora Romagnola is an autochthonous pig breed, raised in the north of Italy. Mono-breed pork products of this breed are part of important niche value chain that is intrinsically linked to the conservation of this local genetic resources that can only survive due to the premium price that these products can obtain on the market. However, the added value attracts fraudsters that unscrupulously sell mis-labelled Mora Romagnola products, causing consumer distrust that, in turn, undermines the conservation strategy of this breed. To monitor and better characterise this local breed, we phenotyped 826 Mora Romagnola pigs for three breed-specific traits. Then, we genotyped almost all living sows and boars registered to the Herd Book (n. = 357 animals) for polymorphisms in the MC1R and NR6A1 genes (affecting coat colour and vertebral number, respectively). The results were used to re-define the breed descriptors of the Mora Romagnala breed that included information on the allowed genotypes at these two genes. A few pigs that did not carry the allowed genotypes were excluded from its Herd Book. Finally, we evaluated the usefulness of these DNA markers to authenticate Mora Romagnola meat against meat derived from other 11 pig breeds and wild boars. To our knowledge, the Mora Romagnola Herd Book is one of the first examples that established a direct link between a genetic standard of a breed with the possibility to authenticate mono-breed products using DNA markers with the specific purpose to combat frauds and, indirectly, support the conservation of a livestock genetic resource.

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Introductory Chapter: Concept and Ambition of Project TREASURE

Cited by 12 publications

References 11 publications

Understanding consumers' perceptions towards Iberian pig production and animal welfare

Understanding consumers' perceptions towards Iberian pig production and animal welfare

Lipid Deposition and Metabolism in Local and Modern Pig Breeds: A Review

Redefinition of the Mora Romagnola Pig Breed Herd Book Standard Based on DNA Markers Useful to Authenticate Its “Mono-Breed” Products: An Example of Sustainable Conservation of a Livestock Genetic Resource

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