Genetic diversity between Piedmontese, Maremmana, and Podolica cattle breeds

The Journal of Heredity
B MoioliG Catillo

Abstract

One hundred twenty animals of three native Italian cattle breeds, Piedmontese, Maremmana, and Podolica, were genetically characterized at 21 microsatellite loci located on 13 chromosomes. Allele numbers ranged from 3 to 19; average gene diversity ranged from 0.206 to 0.878 (average 0.738). The breed that preserved the highest genetic variability was the Podolica, where the chosen markers show the highest gene diversity (0.741) and the highest heterozygosity (0.155). The lowest inbreeding rate (0.102) was registered by the Piedmontese. Genetic distances were 0.069 (Piedmontese versus Maremmana), 0.050 (Piedmontese versus Podolica), and 0.041 (Maremmana versus Podolica) and reflect the different phylogenetic origins of the breeds: Maremmana and Podolica originated from the Grey Steppe cattle group, while Piedmontese belongs to the Northern Italy Lowland cattle group. Observed heterozygosity was not significantly different from expected in any of the breeds, which is an indication that they maintain a random mating structure. The probabilistic assignment of all sampled individuals to three theoretical populations, on the basis of allele frequencies, indicated that 82% of Piedmontese, 66% of Maremmana, and 33% of Podolica can be as...Continue Reading

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