Genetic variability of the Bracco Italiano dog breed based on microsatellite polimorphysm
The Bracco Italiano is one of the oldest breeds of Italian pointing dogs, used for hunting ever since Renaissance times. After the Second World War it was included among the breeds officially recorded by the ENCI (the Italian Cynological Club), and since 1970 more than 23,000 animals have been regis...
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| author | Silvano Presciuttini Fabio Casetti Assunta Bramante Francesca Cecchi Roberta Ciampolini |
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| description | The Bracco Italiano is one of the oldest breeds of Italian pointing dogs, used for hunting ever since Renaissance times. After the Second World War it was included among the breeds officially recorded by the ENCI (the Italian Cynological Club), and since 1970 more than 23,000 animals have been registered; there are currently approximately 750 births per year. In this paper, we present the breed characterization of the population at the molecular level using 21 STR markers from the panels recommended for the 2006, 2008 and 2010 ISAG canine comparison test. Number of alleles, allele frequencies, deviations from Hardy-Weinberg proportions, linkage disequilibrium among <em>loci</em>, genetic similarity, genetic distances and molecular co-ancestry-based parameters were calculated. The number of alleles ranged from 3 to 9 (mean 6.43) whereas the expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.44 to 0.81 (mean 0.64). There was a high genetic similarity within the whole population (0.455) showing the great homogeneity of the sampled animals, as confirmed also by the small kinship distance (0.336), by the high values of the self molecular coancestry (0.703) and of the inbreeding coefficient (0.406). These results suggest the need for a careful genetic management of the population in order to avoid the risk of an excessive increase in the inbreeding level which would result in significant inbreeding depression and in significant loss of genetic variation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c6cb35466af43929690592a342f7c592022-12-22T03:54:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupItalian Journal of Animal Science1594-40771828-051X2011-10-01104e59e5910.4081/ijas.2011.e59Genetic variability of the Bracco Italiano dog breed based on microsatellite polimorphysmSilvano PresciuttiniFabio CasettiAssunta BramanteFrancesca CecchiRoberta CiampoliniThe Bracco Italiano is one of the oldest breeds of Italian pointing dogs, used for hunting ever since Renaissance times. After the Second World War it was included among the breeds officially recorded by the ENCI (the Italian Cynological Club), and since 1970 more than 23,000 animals have been registered; there are currently approximately 750 births per year. In this paper, we present the breed characterization of the population at the molecular level using 21 STR markers from the panels recommended for the 2006, 2008 and 2010 ISAG canine comparison test. Number of alleles, allele frequencies, deviations from Hardy-Weinberg proportions, linkage disequilibrium among <em>loci</em>, genetic similarity, genetic distances and molecular co-ancestry-based parameters were calculated. The number of alleles ranged from 3 to 9 (mean 6.43) whereas the expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.44 to 0.81 (mean 0.64). There was a high genetic similarity within the whole population (0.455) showing the great homogeneity of the sampled animals, as confirmed also by the small kinship distance (0.336), by the high values of the self molecular coancestry (0.703) and of the inbreeding coefficient (0.406). These results suggest the need for a careful genetic management of the population in order to avoid the risk of an excessive increase in the inbreeding level which would result in significant inbreeding depression and in significant loss of genetic variation.http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1886Genetic variability, Bracco Italiano dog breed, Microsatellite markers |
| spellingShingle | Silvano Presciuttini Fabio Casetti Assunta Bramante Francesca Cecchi Roberta Ciampolini Genetic variability of the Bracco Italiano dog breed based on microsatellite polimorphysm Italian Journal of Animal Science Genetic variability, Bracco Italiano dog breed, Microsatellite markers |
| title | Genetic variability of the Bracco Italiano dog breed based on microsatellite polimorphysm |
| title_full | Genetic variability of the Bracco Italiano dog breed based on microsatellite polimorphysm |
| title_fullStr | Genetic variability of the Bracco Italiano dog breed based on microsatellite polimorphysm |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic variability of the Bracco Italiano dog breed based on microsatellite polimorphysm |
| title_short | Genetic variability of the Bracco Italiano dog breed based on microsatellite polimorphysm |
| title_sort | genetic variability of the bracco italiano dog breed based on microsatellite polimorphysm |
| topic | Genetic variability, Bracco Italiano dog breed, Microsatellite markers |
| url | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1886 |
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