Assessing major genes allele frequencies and the genetic diversity of the native Aosta cattle female population
The Aosta cattle breeds have a key role in the economy of the Aosta Valley. In addition to the meat and milk production these autochthonous breeds are important for their cultural value, and for their role in the maintenance of the mountain environment. The knowledge of their genetic makeup represen...
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| author | Francesca Bernini Chiara Punturiero Mario Vevey Veruska Blanchet Raffaella Milanesi Andrea Delledonne Alessandro Bagnato Maria Giuseppina Strillacci |
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| description | The Aosta cattle breeds have a key role in the economy of the Aosta Valley. In addition to the meat and milk production these autochthonous breeds are important for their cultural value, and for their role in the maintenance of the mountain environment. The knowledge of their genetic makeup represents a fundamental asset to managing the reproduction of the population in order to maintain the existing genetic diversity and, as a possible input, to apply genomic selection in a small population. A total of 3195 Aosta cows were genotyped with the GeneSeek Genomic Profiler® (GGP) Bovine 100K by Neogen in the framework of the DUALBREEDING-2 project. The Aosta Black-Chestnut and Chestnut-Herèn resulted to be a unique population. The Aosta female population had shorter ROH than bulls and shared ROH_islands that harbour adaptative and functional genes. Allele frequencies of major genes highlight the possibility for selection for both milk and meat quality variants and that the Aosta cattle population is free from the known Mendelian inheritance diseases found in cosmopolitan breeds (e.g. BLAD, CVM, HCD). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-22b1459420d64cabbb039d319c3aba192024-04-22T08:52:28ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2023-12-012211008102210.1080/1828051X.2023.22592212259221Assessing major genes allele frequencies and the genetic diversity of the native Aosta cattle female populationFrancesca Bernini0Chiara Punturiero1Mario Vevey2Veruska Blanchet3Raffaella Milanesi4Andrea Delledonne5Alessandro Bagnato6Maria Giuseppina Strillacci7Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Università degli Studi di MilanoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Università degli Studi di MilanoAssociazione Nazionale Bovini di Razza ValdostanaAssociazione Nazionale Bovini di Razza ValdostanaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Università degli Studi di MilanoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Università degli Studi di MilanoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Università degli Studi di MilanoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, Università degli Studi di MilanoThe Aosta cattle breeds have a key role in the economy of the Aosta Valley. In addition to the meat and milk production these autochthonous breeds are important for their cultural value, and for their role in the maintenance of the mountain environment. The knowledge of their genetic makeup represents a fundamental asset to managing the reproduction of the population in order to maintain the existing genetic diversity and, as a possible input, to apply genomic selection in a small population. A total of 3195 Aosta cows were genotyped with the GeneSeek Genomic Profiler® (GGP) Bovine 100K by Neogen in the framework of the DUALBREEDING-2 project. The Aosta Black-Chestnut and Chestnut-Herèn resulted to be a unique population. The Aosta female population had shorter ROH than bulls and shared ROH_islands that harbour adaptative and functional genes. Allele frequencies of major genes highlight the possibility for selection for both milk and meat quality variants and that the Aosta cattle population is free from the known Mendelian inheritance diseases found in cosmopolitan breeds (e.g. BLAD, CVM, HCD).http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2023.2259221aosta cattle breedsautochthonous cattlegenetic diversityrohmendelian traits |
| spellingShingle | Francesca Bernini Chiara Punturiero Mario Vevey Veruska Blanchet Raffaella Milanesi Andrea Delledonne Alessandro Bagnato Maria Giuseppina Strillacci Assessing major genes allele frequencies and the genetic diversity of the native Aosta cattle female population Italian Journal of Animal Science aosta cattle breeds autochthonous cattle genetic diversity roh mendelian traits |
| title | Assessing major genes allele frequencies and the genetic diversity of the native Aosta cattle female population |
| title_full | Assessing major genes allele frequencies and the genetic diversity of the native Aosta cattle female population |
| title_fullStr | Assessing major genes allele frequencies and the genetic diversity of the native Aosta cattle female population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing major genes allele frequencies and the genetic diversity of the native Aosta cattle female population |
| title_short | Assessing major genes allele frequencies and the genetic diversity of the native Aosta cattle female population |
| title_sort | assessing major genes allele frequencies and the genetic diversity of the native aosta cattle female population |
| topic | aosta cattle breeds autochthonous cattle genetic diversity roh mendelian traits |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2023.2259221 |
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