Conservation status and historical relatedness of Italian cattle breeds.
Salvatore MastrangeloElena CianiPaolo Ajmone MarsanAlessandro BagnatoLuca BattagliniRiccardo BozziAntonello CartaGennaro CatilloMartino CassandroSara CasuRoberta CiampoliniPaola CrepaldiMariasilvia D'AndreaRosalia Di GerlandoLuca FontanesiMaria LongeriNicolò P MacciottaRoberto MantovaniDonata MarlettaDonato MatassinoMarcello MeleGiulio PagnaccoCamillo PieramatiBaldassare PortolanoFrancesca M SartiMarco ToloneFabio PillaPublished in: Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE (2018)
This study is the first exhaustive genome-wide analysis of the diversity of Italian cattle breeds. The results are of significant importance because they will help design and implement conservation strategies. Indeed, efforts to maintain genetic diversity in these breeds are needed. Improvement of systems to record and monitor inbreeding in these breeds may contribute to their in situ conservation and, in view of this, the availability of genomic data is a fundamental resource.