scholarly journals The Origin of the Domestic Pig: Independent Domestication and Subsequent Introgression

Genetics ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 154 (4) ◽  
pp. 1785-1791 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Giuffra ◽  
J M H Kijas ◽  
V Amarger ◽  
Ö Carlborg ◽  
J-T Jeon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Hybrid Origin ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Historical Records ◽  
Domestic Pig ◽  
Pig Breeds ◽  
Livestock Species

Abstract The domestic pig originates from the Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa). We have sequenced mitochondrial DNA and nuclear genes from wild and domestic pigs from Asia and Europe. Clear evidence was obtained for domestication to have occurred independently from wild boar subspecies in Europe and Asia. The time since divergence of the ancestral forms was estimated at ~500,000 years, well before domestication ~9,000 years ago. Historical records indicate that Asian pigs were introduced into Europe during the 18th and early 19th centuries. We found molecular evidence for this introgression and the data indicated a hybrid origin of some major “European” pig breeds. The study is an advance in pig genetics and has important implications for the maintenance and utilization of genetic diversity in this livestock species.

scholarly journals Genetic diversity of wild boar populations and domestic pig breeds (Sus scrofa) in South-western Europe

2010 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 797-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
PAULO CÉLIO ALVES ◽  
IRIS PINHEIRO ◽  
RAQUEL GODINHO ◽  
JOAQUIN VICENTE ◽  
CHRISTIAN GORTÁZAR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Domestic Pig ◽  
Pig Breeds

scholarly journals Development of an InDel marker set to establish hybridization between wild boar and domestic pig (Sus scrofa) breeds

2019 ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Bendegúz Mihalik ◽  
Krisztián Frank ◽  
Dániel Szemethy ◽  
Viktor Stéger ◽  
Szilvia Kusza
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
False Negative ◽  
Lower Grade ◽  
Domestic Pig ◽  
Large White ◽  
Variant Call ◽  
Wild Boars ◽  
Pig Breeds ◽  
Cost Efficient

Wild boar and domestic pig breeds belong to the same species (Sus scrofa), so they can easily have viable offspring. This could be a problem in preserving the genetic lines of wild boars, keeping clean the food industry from lower-grade hybrid boar meat, and „producing” ethically questionable trophies, too. The aim of our study was to develop a cost-efficient, fast, easy and accurate marker set which can separate the wild boars from hybrids and domestic pig breeds. The InDel markers were developed using 59 full pig genomes of 17 different breeds (e.g. Duroc, Large White, Landrace, Mangalica, wild boar). Sequence differences between the genomes of wild boars and domestic breeds were identified in variant call files, and verified using the IGV software. Wild boar, mangalica and duroc specific primers to amplify the chosen InDel regions were designed using Primer3. After preliminary tests five markers were chosen, three wild boar specific, one Mangalica specific and one Duroc specific one. Fluorescently labelled primers were used to make the valuation easier and more accurate with capillary electrophoresis instead of gel-electrophoresis. The markers were optimised individually and in multiplex conditions and tested in samples of 11 breeds. In conclusion, a new, faster and cheaper set was developed to separate the wild boars from the hybrids and domestic breeds. Based on the preliminary testing on wild boars, duroc and mangalica breeds zero samples resulted false negative, so it is 100% accurate. In addition, it is a much more cost- and time-effective way than testing every single sample with STR sets.

Genetic diversity in mitochondrial DNA D-loop region of indigenous pig breeds of India

2022 ◽  
Vol 101 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rongala Laxmivandana ◽  
Yoya Vashi ◽  
Dipjyoti Kalita ◽  
Santanu Banik ◽  
Nihar Ranjan Sahoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Pig Breeds ◽  
Loop Region ◽  
D Loop

scholarly journals Inferring the origin and genetic diversity of the introduced wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations in Argentina: an approach from mitochondrial markers

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 467-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara I. Sagua ◽  
C. E. Figueroa ◽  
D. B. Acosta ◽  
G. P. Fernández ◽  
B. N. Carpinetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Mitochondrial Markers

scholarly journals Genome Sequences of Three African Swine Fever Viruses of Genotypes IV and XX from Zaire and South Africa, Isolated from a Domestic Pig (Sus scrofa domesticus), a Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus), and a European Wild Boar (Sus scrofa)

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (32) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ndlovu ◽  
A.-L. Williamson ◽  
L. Heath ◽  
O. Carulei
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
African Swine Fever Virus ◽  
African Swine Fever ◽  
Genome Sequences ◽  
Domestic Pig ◽  
European Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa Domesticus ◽  
Phacochoerus Africanus

ABSTRACT We report here the genome sequences of three African swine fever virus isolates obtained from a domestic pig (Zaire [Zaire]), a warthog (RSA/W1/1999 [South Africa]), and a European wild boar (RSA/2/2004 [South Africa]) belonging to genotypes IV, XX, and XX, respectively. This report increases the number of genotype XX, wild boar, and warthog reference sequences available.

Quantification and genetic diversity of Hepatitis E virus in wild boar (Sus scrofa) hunted for domestic consumption in Central Italy

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 194-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simona Di Pasquale ◽  
Paola De Santis ◽  
Giuseppina La Rosa ◽  
Kevin Di Domenico ◽  
Marcello Iaconelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Domestic Consumption
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