Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19766
Title: Genetic Diversity and Effective Population Sizes of Eight Iranian Cattle Breeds
Contributor(s): Strucken, Eva  (author)orcid ; Karimi, K (author); Esmailizadeh, AK (author); Moghaddar, Nasiroddin  (author)orcid ; Gondro, Cedric  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2015
Open Access: Yes
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19766
Open Access Link: http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/AAABG21papers/Strucken21314.pdfOpen Access Link
Abstract: Iranian cattle breeds are currently under-represented in studies regarding genetic variability and conservation effort even though they are settled in a region that is believed to be one of two ancient cattle domestication centres. This study provides first population genetic parameters for eight Iranian cattle breeds collected from across the entire country to highlight the necessity for conservation programs. High density genome-wide SNP chips were used. None of the Iranian breeds showed a decreased heterozygosity compared to outgroup breeds (Holstein, Jersey, and Brahman) and inbreeding coefficients were low. Nevertheless, estimated effective population sizes were <10 for the Mazandarani, Sarabi, and Kermani breeds and it is predicted that most of the genetic variability will be lost within 20-30 generations if no intervention measures are taken. Effective population size estimates varied between chromosomes with occasional extremely high values, especially for Najdi, Pars, and Kermani which have high proportions of indicine ancestry as represented by the Brahman outgroup.
Publication Type: Conference Publication
Conference Details: AAABG 2015: 21st Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Lorne, Australia, 28th - 30th September, 2015
Source of Publication: Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.21, p. 314-317
Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)
Place of Publication: Armidale, Australia
ISSN: 1328-3227
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070201 Animal Breeding
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300305 Animal reproduction and breeding
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 830301 Beef Cattle
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 100401 Beef cattle
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication
Publisher/associated links: http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/proceedings21.php
http://www.aaabg.org/aaabghome/AAABG21papers/Strucken21314.pdf
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