Exploring the genetic of three Hairless Pig breed populations in Mexico

  • Gilberto Lemus Doctorado en Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. Doctorado en Ciencias Biológico Agropecuarias en el Área de Ciencias Zootécnicas y Veterinarias. Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Mexico. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2451-1940
  • Javier Rodríguez Centro Nayarita de Innovación y Transferencia de la Tecnología A.C. Tepic, Nayarit-México. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6380-504X
  • William Burgos Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria- AGROSAVIA. Centro de Investigación Turipaná, km 14 vía Montería Cereté, Córdoba, Colombia. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6560-4233
  • Clemente Lemus Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. Unidad Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Compostela, Nayarit- México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5120-6805
  • Carlos Carmona Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit. Unidad Académica de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Compostela, Nayarit- México. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7587-0946
Keywords: genetic diversity, landscape genetics, native breeds, genetic resources

Abstract

The objective of this research was to carry out a molecular genetic characterization of three Hairless Pig (HP) breed populations located in México in the states of Nayarit, Oaxaca and Yucatán to identify variations, selection effects and population genetic relationships. From blood samples, a total of 163 animals from three populations of HP were successfully genotyped. Genotyped SNP data was employed to compute genetic diversity, population structure and landscape genetic analysis. The parameters of minor allele frequency (MAF), observed heterozygosity (Ho) and Wright’s fixation index (FIS) pointed out that the population of Nayarit is the one with the greatest genetic diversity (MAF: 0.362, Ho: 0.336, FIS: 0.061). Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and a Neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree analysis showed diversification among the three HP populations and pointed out a closer genetic relationship between the HP populations and the Iberian pig breed. The Admixture analysis showed as well common ancestry shared from commercial and Iberian breeds in the HP populations in different gradients. For the analysis of the relationships between geographic and genetic distances, Mantel test was computed and the results described a distribution pattern of the geographical locations along the genetic distances similar to the clustering pattern of the PCA and Neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree analysis. The results obtained manage to present the HP poor conservation state and the need to stablish a genetic conservation program meaning an effort to prevent the loss of a significant cultural, natural and genetic resource.

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Female specimen of Cerdo Pelón from the town of Tizimín, Yucatán, Mexico. In it you can see the characteristic physical features of the breed such as the absence of hair, black skin without spots, black hoof and straight snout.
Published
2024-07-01
How to Cite
Lemus, G., Rodríguez, J., Burgos, W., Lemus, C., & Carmona, C. (2024). Exploring the genetic of three Hairless Pig breed populations in Mexico. Revista De La Facultad De Agronomía De La Universidad Del Zulia, 41(3), e244122. Retrieved from https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/agronomia/article/view/42411
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Animal Production