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Curricula on smart greenhouses in the framework of the NEGHTRA project
Cámara-Zapata, J.M.; Rocamora, C.; Puerto, H.; Sánchez-Molina, J.A.; Rodríguez, F.; García, F.; Schettini, E.; Vox, G.; Zadravec, T.; Troulis, Y.Next Generation Training on Intelligent Greenhouses (NEGHTRA) is a specialized training project that addresses knowledge transfer in precision agriculture based on specific needs and challenges. However, competition with new production areas threatens the profitability of farms and forces the rethinking of production strategies. This situation may be aggravated by the growing uncertainty in the markets. In addi...
Runs of homozygosity provide a genome landscape picture of inbreeding and genet...
Schiavo, G.; Bovo, S.; Muñoz, M.; Ribani, A.; Alves, E.; Araújo, Pedro Araújo; Bozzi, R.; Candek-Potokar, M.; Charneca, R.; Fernandez, A. I.; Gallo, M.ROHs are long stretches of DNA homozygous at each polymorphic position. The proportion of genome covered by ROHs and their length are indicators of the level and origin of inbreeding. Frequent common ROHs within the same population define ROH islands and indicate hotspots of selection. In this work, we investigated ROHs in a total of 1131 pigs from 20 European local pig breeds and in three cosmopolitan breeds, ...
Describing variability in pig (Sus scrofa) genes coding for receptors and primi...
Bovo, S.; Schiavo, G.; Ribani, A.; Utzeri, V.J.; Taurisano, V.; Ballana, M.; Muñoz, M.; Alves, E.; Araújo, J.P.; Bozzi, R.; Charneca, R.; Di Palma, F.Coronaviruses silently circulate in human and animal populations, causing mild to severe diseases. Therefore, livestock are important components of a “One Health” perspective aimed to control these viral infections. However, at present there is no example that considers pig genetic resources in this context. In this study, we investigated the variability of four genes (ACE2, ANPEP and DPP4 encoding for host rec...
Runs of homozygosity provide a genome landscape picture of inbreeding and genet...
Schiavo, G.; Bovo, S.; Muñoz, M.; Ribani, A.; Alves, E.; Araujo, J.P.; Bozzi, R.; Čandek-Potokar, M.; Charneca, R.; Fernandez, A.I.; Gallo, M.ROHs are long stretches of DNA homozygous at each polymorphic position. The proportion of genome covered by ROHs and their length are indicators of the level and origin of inbreeding. Frequent common ROHs within the same population define ROH islands and indicate hotspots of selection. In this work, we investigated ROHs in a total of 1131 pigs from 20 European local pig breeds and in three cosmopolitan breeds, ...
Identification of differentially expressed key genes of Longissimus lumborum sa...
Albuquerque, A.; Óvilo, C.; Núñez, Y.; Benítez, R.; Lopéz-García, A.; Ballesteros, J.; García, F.; Laranjo, M.; Charneca, R.; Martins, J.M.Most of the swine industry nowadays is about productive and profitable fast-growing lean breeds raised under intensive conditions leading to meat and fat rich in saturated fatty acids. The Portuguese local Alentejano (AL) and Bísaro (BI) pig breeds present high intramuscular fat (IMF) content which contributes to highly appreciated pork products. These breeds have different ancestors: AL belongs to the Iberian ...
Comparative Transcriptomic Analysis of Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue from Local P...
Albuquerque, A.; Óvilo, C.; Núñez, Y.; Benítez, R.; López-Garcia, A.; García, F.; Félix, M.R.; Laranjo, M.; Charneca, R.; Martins, J.M.When compared to modern lean-type breeds, Portuguese local Alentejano (AL) and Bísaro (BI) pig breeds present a high potential for subcutaneous and intramuscular fat (IMF) deposition which contributes for better meat quality. The aim of this work was to explore the genome function to better understand the underlying physiological mechanisms associated with body fat accretion. Dorsal subcutaneous fat samples wer...
Whole-genome sequencing of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds all...
Bovo, S.; Ribani, A.; Muñoz, M.; Alves, E.; Araujo, J.P.; Bozzi, R.; Čandek-Potokar, M.; Charneca, R; Palma, F.D.; Etherington, G.; Fernandez, A.I.Background: Natural and artificial directional selection in cosmopolitan and autochthonous pig breeds and wild boars have shaped their genomes and resulted in a reservoir of animal genetic diversity. Signatures of selection are the result of these selection events that have contributed to the adaptation of breeds to different environments and production systems. In this study, we analysed the genome variability...
Genome-wide detection of copy number variants in European autochthonous and com...
Bovo, S.; Ribani, A.; Muñoz, M.; Alves, E.; Araujo, J.P.; Bozzi, R.; Charneca, R.; Palma, F.D.; Etherington, G.; Fernandez, A.I.; García, F.In this study, we identified copy number variants (CNVs) in 19 European autochthonous pig breeds and in two commercial breeds (Italian Large White and Italian Duroc) that represent important genetic resources for this species. The genome of 725 pigs was sequenced using a breed-specific DNA pooling approach (30–35 animals per pool) obtaining an average depth per pool of 429. This approach maximised CNV discovery...
Genomic diversity, linkage disequilibrium and selection signatures in European ...
Muñoz, M.; Bozzi, R.; García-Casco, J.; Núñez, Y.; Ribani, A.; Franci, O.; García, F.; Škrlep, M.; Schiavo, G.; Bovo, S.; Utzeri, V. J.; Charneca, R.Genetic characterization of local breeds is essential to preserve their genomic variability, to advance conservation policies and to contribute to their promotion and sustainability. Genomic diversity of twenty European local pig breeds and a small sample of Spanish wild pigs was assessed using high density SNP chips. A total of 992 DNA samples were analyzed with the GeneSeek Genomic Profler (GGP) 70K HD porcin...
Diversity across major and candidate genes in European local pig breeds
Muñoz, M.; Bozzi, R.; García, F.; Núñez, Y.; Geraci, C.; Crovetti, J.; García-Casco, J.; Alves, E.; Skrlep, M.; Charneca, R.; Martins, J.M.The aim of this work was to analyse the distribution of causal and candidate mutations associated to relevant productive traits in twenty local European pig breeds. Also, the potential of the SNP panel employed for elucidating the genetic structure and relationships among breeds was evaluated. Most relevant genes and mutations associated with pig morphological, productive, meat quality, reproductive and disease...