Hervás-Rivero, C.; Srihi, H.; López-Carbonell, D.; Casellas, J.; Ibáñez-Escriche, N.; Negro, S.; Varona, L. Genomic Scanning of Inbreeding Depression for Litter Size in Two Varieties of Iberian Pigs. Genes2023, 14, 1941.
Hervás-Rivero, C.; Srihi, H.; López-Carbonell, D.; Casellas, J.; Ibáñez-Escriche, N.; Negro, S.; Varona, L. Genomic Scanning of Inbreeding Depression for Litter Size in Two Varieties of Iberian Pigs. Genes 2023, 14, 1941.
Hervás-Rivero, C.; Srihi, H.; López-Carbonell, D.; Casellas, J.; Ibáñez-Escriche, N.; Negro, S.; Varona, L. Genomic Scanning of Inbreeding Depression for Litter Size in Two Varieties of Iberian Pigs. Genes2023, 14, 1941.
Hervás-Rivero, C.; Srihi, H.; López-Carbonell, D.; Casellas, J.; Ibáñez-Escriche, N.; Negro, S.; Varona, L. Genomic Scanning of Inbreeding Depression for Litter Size in Two Varieties of Iberian Pigs. Genes 2023, 14, 1941.
Abstract
Inbreeding depression is expected to be more pronounced in fitness-related traits, such as pig litter size. Recent studies have suggested that the genetic determinism of inbreeding depression may be heterogeneous across the genome. Therefore, the objective of this study is to conduct a genomic scan across the pig autosomal genome to detect the genomic regions that control inbreeding depression for litter size in two varieties of Iberian pigs (Entrepelado and Retinto). The datasets consist of 2,069 (338 sows) and 2,028 (327 sows) records for litter size (Total Number Born and Number Born Alive) for the Entrepelado and Retinto varieties. All sows were genotyped using the Geneseek GGP PorcineHD 70 K. We employed the Unfavorable Haplotype Finder software to extract runs of homozygosity (ROHs) and conducted a mixed model analysis to identify highly significant differences between homozygous and heterozygous sows for each specific ROH. A total of 8 genomic regions located on SSC2, SSC5, SSC7, SSC8, and SSC13, were significantly associated with inbreeding depression, housing some relevant genes such as FSHR, LHCGR, CORIN, AQP6, and CEP120.
Keywords
Iberian pig; litter size; inbreeding depression
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Animal Science, Veterinary Science and Zoology
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