Wild boars from Sweden, Austria, the Czech Republic and Japan possess intact mannose‐binding lectin 2 (MBL2) genes

Abstract

The two-nucleotide deletion recently detected in the mannose-binding lectin 2 gene in purebred and crossbred domestic pigs was not found among 68 wild boars representing 4 populations from Europe and Asia. This suggests that the deletion is a result of breeding and/or genetic drift/bottle necks.