Published November 3, 2016 | Version v1

Local pig breeds "less domesticated" than commercial populations: evidences from variability in the mc1r and nr6a1 genes in italian autochthonous breeds

  • 1. Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Bologna

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The domestication process in pigs has fixed different phenotypic and morfological traits in many pig populations as a result of selective breeding towards more productive or differentiated populations from the wild counterparts. 

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European Commission
TREASURE - DIVERSITY OF LOCAL PIG BREEDS AND PRODUCTION SYSTEMS FOR HIGH QUALITY TRADITIONAL PRODUCTS AND SUSTAINABLE PORK CHAINS 634476