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Genetic diversity in the Lusitano horse breed assessed by pedigree analysis

authorProfile.affiliationInstituto Politécnico de Santarém, Escola Superior Agrária de Santarémpor
dc.contributor.authorVicente, António
dc.contributor.authorCarolino, Nuno
dc.contributor.authorGama, Luis
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-02T15:34:23Z
dc.date.available2012-08-02T15:34:23Z
dc.date.issued2012-09
dc.description.abstractGenetic diversity and population structure were analyzed in the Lusitano horse breed based on pedigree information of animals registered in the Studbook, to identify factors which may have affected the genetic variability of the breed, and provide the bases for the establishment of sustainable utilization programs. Pedigree records collected from 1824 to 2009, including information on 53,411 animals, were used in the analyses. The mean generation interval was 11.33±5.23 and 9.71±4.48 years for sires and dams, respectively, while the mean number of offspring registered was 13.13±22.53 for stallions and 4.00±3.38 for mares. All great-grandparents were known for the animals in the reference population (registered foals born from 2005 to 2009, n=9712), which had a mean number of equivalent generations known of 11.20±0.71 and an average inbreeding of 11.34±7.48%. For this population, the rate of inbreeding per year was 0.173±0.070, and the effective population size computed from this rate was about 28. The mean relationship among animals from the same and from different studs was 0.31±0.16 and 0.15±0.10, respectively. In spite of the high within-stud relationship, inbreeding has been kept lower than expected due to restrictions imposed by breeders on selection and allocation of mates. The effective number of founders, ancestors and studs contributing to the current genetic pool was 27.5, 11.7 and 5.4, respectively. Over the last 30 years, contributions to the genetic pool of Lusitano have been decreasing, with a reduction to about one-half in the effective number of founders and ancestors. Of the 267 founder sires, only 9 Y-chromosome sources are currently represented, with an effective number of 2.23. The diversity of mt-DNA sources is broader, with 129 lineages represented and an effective number of 42.8. The results of our study reflect the intensive emphasis that has been placed on a few sire-families over the years, and raise concerns regarding the conservation of genetic diversity for the future. Methods designed to minimize inbreeding and maximize the maintenance of genetic contributions from different founders and ancestors should be envisaged, to prevent further losses of genetic variability in the Lusitano horse breed.por
dc.identifier.citationVicente, A. .A. ;Carolino, N. ; Gama, L.T. (2012) - Genetic diversity in the Lusitano horse breed assessed by pedigree analysis. Livestock, 148: 16-25por
dc.identifier.issn1871-1413
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.15/681
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871141312001667por
dc.subjectHorsepor
dc.subjectGenetic diversitypor
dc.subjectInbreedingpor
dc.subjectLusitanopor
dc.subjectPedigree analysispor
dc.subjectPopulation structurepor
dc.subjectCavalopor
dc.subjectRaça lusitanapor
dc.subjectVariação genéticapor
dc.subjectLinha consaguíneapor
dc.titleGenetic diversity in the Lusitano horse breed assessed by pedigree analysispor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceAmesterdampor
oaire.citation.endPage25por
oaire.citation.startPage16por
oaire.citation.titleLivestock Sciencepor
oaire.citation.volume148por
person.familyNamePedro Andrade Vicente
person.familyNameCarolino
person.familyNameGama
person.givenNameAntónio
person.givenNameNuno
person.givenNameLuis
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