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Ward JA, Ng'ang'a SI, Randhawa IAS, McHugo GP, O'Grady JF, Flórez JM, Browne JA, Pérez O’Brien AM, Landaeta-Hernández AJ, Garcia JF, Sonstegard TS, Frantz LAF, Salter-Townshend M, MacHugh DE. Genomic insights into the population history and adaptive traits of Latin American Criollo cattle. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2024; 11:231388. [PMID: 38571912 PMCID: PMC10990470 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.231388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Criollo cattle, the descendants of animals brought by Iberian colonists to the Americas, have been the subject of natural and human-mediated selection in novel tropical agroecological zones for centuries. Consequently, these breeds have evolved distinct characteristics such as resistance to diseases and exceptional heat tolerance. In addition to European taurine (Bos taurus) ancestry, it has been proposed that gene flow from African taurine and Asian indicine (Bos indicus) cattle has shaped the ancestry of Criollo cattle. In this study, we analysed Criollo breeds from Colombia and Venezuela using whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array data to examine population structure and admixture at high resolution. Analysis of genetic structure and ancestry components provided evidence for African taurine and Asian indicine admixture in Criollo cattle. In addition, using WGS data, we detected selection signatures associated with a myriad of adaptive traits, revealing genes linked to thermotolerance, reproduction, fertility, immunity and distinct coat and skin coloration traits. This study underscores the remarkable adaptability of Criollo cattle and highlights the genetic richness and potential of these breeds in the face of climate change, habitat flux and disease challenges. Further research is warranted to leverage these findings for more effective and sustainable cattle breeding programmes.
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- James A. Ward
- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, DublinD04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Palaeogenomics Group, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University, MunichD-80539, Germany
- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, LondonE1 4NS, UK
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, DublinD04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, DublinD04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Acceligen, Eagan, MN55121, USA
- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Reproduction, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Jaboticabal, Brazil
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, DublinD04 V1W8, Ireland
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- Unidad de Investigaciones Zootécnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela
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- Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Reproduction, School of Agricultural and Veterinarian Sciences, São Paulo State University (Unesp), Jaboticabal, Brazil
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- Palaeogenomics Group, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Ludwig Maximilian University, MunichD-80539, Germany
- School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, LondonE1 4NS, UK
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, DublinD04 V1W8, Ireland
- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, DublinD04 V1W8, Ireland
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Delsol N, Stucky BJ, Oswald JA, Cobb CR, Emery KF, Guralnick R. Ancient DNA confirms diverse origins of early post-Columbian cattle in the Americas. Sci Rep 2023; 13:12444. [PMID: 37528222 PMCID: PMC10394069 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-39518-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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Before the arrival of Europeans, domestic cattle (Bos taurus) did not exist in the Americas, and most of our knowledge about how domestic bovines first arrived in the Western Hemisphere is based on historical documents. Sixteenth-century colonial accounts suggest that the first cattle were brought in small numbers from the southern Iberian Peninsula via the Canary archipelago to the Caribbean islands where they were bred locally and imported to other circum-Caribbean regions. Modern American heritage cattle genetics and limited ancient mtDNA data from archaeological colonial cattle suggest a more complex story of mixed ancestries from Europe and Africa. So far little information exists to understand the nature and timing of the arrival of these mixed-ancestry populations. In this study we combine ancient mitochondrial and nuclear DNA from a robust sample of some of the earliest archaeological specimens from Caribbean and Mesoamerican sites to clarify the origins and the dynamics of bovine introduction into the Americas. Our analyses support first arrival of cattle from diverse locales and potentially confirm the early arrival of African-sourced cattle in the Americas, followed by waves of later introductions from various sources over several centuries.
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- Nicolas Delsol
- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
- Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, MD, USA
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
- Biology Department, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, 89557, USA
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory, Ashland, OR, 97520, USA
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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Rojas-Espinoza R, Macedo R, Suaña A, Delgado A, Manrique YP, Rodríguez H, Quispe YM, Perez-Guerra UH, Pérez-Durand MG, García-Herreros M. Phenotypic Characterization of Creole Cattle in the Andean Highlands Using Bio-Morphometric Measures and Zoometric Indices. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:1843. [PMID: 37417307 DOI: 10.3390/ani13111843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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Several Creole cattle biotypes can be found in the Andean highlands, and most of them are considered as being in risk of extinction. The main aim of the present study was to perform a phenotypic characterization of the Creole cattle in the Andean highlands using bio-morphometric measures and zoometric indices. Individuals from three different biotypes (Black 'Negro' (n = 57), Colour-Sided 'Callejón' (n = 20), and Brindle 'Atigrado' (n = 18)) from an experimental research center located in the Peruvian highlands were enrolled in the study. In total, seventeen morphometric parameters were evaluated and ten zoometric indices were calculated in each biotype. To test the relationship between biometric traits, correlation analyses were carried out between morphometric parameters. Differences were observed regarding different morphometric variables such as head length (HL) and rump length (RL) among cattle biotypes (p ≤ 0.05). The coefficient of variation (CV; %) regarding different morphometric parameters ranged between 11.32 for neck length (NL) and 3.63 for height at withers (HaW), which indicated low-moderate variability among morphometric variables. Differences were observed in the longitudinal pelvic index (LPI) when different zoometric indices were compared among biotypes (p ≤ 0.05). The CV regarding different zoometric indices, which ranged between 10.78 for the cephalic index (CEI) and 5.05 for LPI, indicated low variability among indices. No differences were observed in any other morphometric parameter or zoometric index among cattle biotypes or genders (p > 0.05). Finally, multiple correlations were observed between morphometric variables (p ≤ 0.05). In conclusion, it was determined that Peruvian Andean Creole cattle can be considered as a dairy-related biotype with a slight tendency for beef production (dual-purpose). The great homogeneity regarding zoometric characteristics among biotypes and genders may indicate that the Andean Creole cattle have been maintained quite isolated, avoiding the genetic influence of other foreign breeds. Finally, the phenotypic characterization including bio-morphometric measurements and zoometric indices obtained from the different Creole bovine biotypes is crucial in order to begin different conservation programs to preserve cattle breeds in the Peruvian Andean highlands.
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- Rolando Rojas-Espinoza
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinária y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, Peru
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- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Cusco 08000, Peru
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- Independent Researcher, Puno 21001, Peru
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinária, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 15021, Peru
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinária y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, Peru
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinária y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, Peru
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinária y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, Peru
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinária y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano, Puno 21001, Peru
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- National Institute for Agricultural and Veterinary Research (INIAV), 2005-048 Santarém, Portugal
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Thang TN, Vázquez-Prieto S, Vilas R, Paniagua E, Ubeira FM, Ichikawa-Seki M. Genetic diversity of Fasciola hepatica in Spain and Peru. Parasitol Int 2020; 76:102100. [PMID: 32145389 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2020.102100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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In the present study, molecular characterization of Fasciola flukes from Spain was performed to reveal the relation with the previously reported Peruvian F. hepatica population. The nuclear DNA markers, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (pepck) and DNA polymerase delta (pold), were used for species identification of Fasciola flukes. A total of 196 Fasciola flukes were identified as F. hepatica by pepck and pold, and 26 haplotypes were detected in mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 (nad1). Only one of them was previously found in Spanish samples; which indicates the existence of high genetic diversity and population structure in F. hepatica from Spain. Three haplotypes were identical to those from Peruvian F. hepatica. The pairwise fixation index value confirmed a relatively close relationship between the Spanish and Peruvian F. hepatica samples. The Spanish samples showed clearly higher genetic variability than the Peruvian population. These results are discussed in relation with the hypothesis of the introduction of the parasite in America from Europe and recent evidence of pre-Hispanic F. hepatica from Argentina revealed by ancient DNA.
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- Tran Nhat Thang
- Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan; Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Quyet Thang Commune, Thai Nguyen City, Viet Nam
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- Laboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Postgrado, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
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- Departamento de Zoología, Genética y Antropología Física, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Instituto de Investigación en Análisis Químicos y Biológicos (IAQBUS), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Parasitología, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Instituto de Investigación en Análisis Químicos y Biológicos (IAQBUS), Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan.
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Ginja C, Gama LT, Cortés O, Burriel IM, Vega-Pla JL, Penedo C, Sponenberg P, Cañón J, Sanz A, do Egito AA, Alvarez LA, Giovambattista G, Agha S, Rogberg-Muñoz A, Lara MAC, Delgado JV, Martinez A. The genetic ancestry of American Creole cattle inferred from uniparental and autosomal genetic markers. Sci Rep 2019; 9:11486. [PMID: 31391486 PMCID: PMC6685949 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-47636-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Cattle imported from the Iberian Peninsula spread throughout America in the early years of discovery and colonization to originate Creole breeds, which adapted to a wide diversity of environments and later received influences from other origins, including zebu cattle in more recent years. We analyzed uniparental genetic markers and autosomal microsatellites in DNA samples from 114 cattle breeds distributed worldwide, including 40 Creole breeds representing the whole American continent, and samples from the Iberian Peninsula, British islands, Continental Europe, Africa and American zebu. We show that Creole breeds differ considerably from each other, and most have their own identity or group with others from neighboring regions. Results with mtDNA indicate that T1c-lineages are rare in Iberia but common in Africa and are well represented in Creoles from Brazil and Colombia, lending support to a direct African influence on Creoles. This is reinforced by the sharing of a unique Y-haplotype between cattle from Mozambique and Creoles from Argentina. Autosomal microsatellites indicate that Creoles occupy an intermediate position between African and European breeds, and some Creoles show a clear Iberian signature. Our results confirm the mixed ancestry of American Creole cattle and the role that African cattle have played in their development.
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- Catarina Ginja
- CIBIO/InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- CIISA.Faculdade de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Aplicada, Servicio de Cría Caballar de las Fuerzas Armadas, Córdoba, Spain
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- Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine. Virginia Tech, Virginia, USA
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Animal Production Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain.,Animal Beeding Consulting S.L. Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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Cangi N, Gordon JL, Bournez L, Pinarello V, Aprelon R, Huber K, Lefrançois T, Neves L, Meyer DF, Vachiéry N. Recombination Is a Major Driving Force of Genetic Diversity in the Anaplasmataceae Ehrlichia ruminantium. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2016; 6:111. [PMID: 27747194 PMCID: PMC5040723 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2016.00111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The disease, Heartwater, caused by the Anaplasmataceae E. ruminantium, represents a major problem for tropical livestock and wild ruminants. Up to now, no effective vaccine has been available due to a limited cross protection of vaccinal strains on field strains and a high genetic diversity of Ehrlichia ruminantium within geographical locations. To address this issue, we inferred the genetic diversity and population structure of 194 E. ruminantium isolates circulating worldwide using Multilocus Sequence Typing based on lipA, lipB, secY, sodB, and sucA genes. Phylogenetic trees and networks were generated using BEAST and SplitsTree, respectively, and recombination between the different genetic groups was tested using the PHI test for recombination. Our study reveals the repeated occurrence of recombination between E. ruminantium strains, suggesting that it may occur frequently in the genome and has likely played an important role in the maintenance of genetic diversity and the evolution of E. ruminantium. Despite the unclear phylogeny and phylogeography, E. ruminantium isolates are clustered into two main groups: Group 1 (West Africa) and a Group 2 (worldwide) which is represented by West, East, and Southern Africa, Indian Ocean, and Caribbean strains. Some sequence types are common between West Africa and Caribbean and between Southern Africa and Indian Ocean strains. These common sequence types highlight two main introduction events due to the movement of cattle: from West Africa to Caribbean and from Southern Africa to the Indian Ocean islands. Due to the long branch lengths between Group 1 and Group 2, and the propensity for recombination between these groups, it seems that the West African clusters of Subgroup 2 arrived there more recently than the original divergence of the two groups, possibly with the original waves of domesticated ruminants that spread across the African continent several thousand years ago.
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- Nídia Cangi
- CIRAD, UMR CMAEEPetit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
- INRA, UMR1309 CMAEEMontpellier, France
- Centro de Biotecnologia-UEM, Eduardo Mondlane UniversityMaputo, Mozambique
- Université des AntillesPointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
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- CIRAD, UMR CMAEEPetit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
- INRA, UMR1309 CMAEEMontpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR CMAEEPetit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
- INRA, UMR1309 CMAEEMontpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR CMAEEPetit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
- INRA, UMR1309 CMAEEMontpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR CMAEEPetit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
- INRA, UMR1309 CMAEEMontpellier, France
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- Centro de Biotecnologia-UEM, Eduardo Mondlane UniversityMaputo, Mozambique
- Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of PretoriaOnderstepoort, South Africa
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- CIRAD, UMR CMAEEPetit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
- INRA, UMR1309 CMAEEMontpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR CMAEEPetit-Bourg, Guadeloupe, France
- INRA, UMR1309 CMAEEMontpellier, France
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Di Lorenzo P, Lancioni H, Ceccobelli S, Curcio L, Panella F, Lasagna E. Uniparental genetic systems: a male and a female perspective in the domestic cattle origin and evolution. ELECTRON J BIOTECHN 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejbt.2016.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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O'Brien AMP, Höller D, Boison SA, Milanesi M, Bomba L, Utsunomiya YT, Carvalheiro R, Neves HHR, da Silva MVB, VanTassell CP, Sonstegard TS, Mészáros G, Ajmone-Marsan P, Garcia F, Sölkner J. Low levels of taurine introgression in the current Brazilian Nelore and Gir indicine cattle populations. Genet Sel Evol 2015; 47:31. [PMID: 25928250 PMCID: PMC4404172 DOI: 10.1186/s12711-015-0109-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Nelore and Gir are the two most important indicine cattle breeds for production of beef and milk in Brazil. Historical records state that these breeds were introduced in Brazil from the Indian subcontinent, crossed to local taurine cattle in order to quickly increase the population size, and then backcrossed to the original breeds to recover indicine adaptive and productive traits. Previous investigations based on sparse DNA markers detected taurine admixture in these breeds. High-density genome-wide analyses can provide high-resolution information on the genetic composition of current Nelore and Gir populations, estimate more precisely the levels and nature of taurine introgression, and shed light on their history and the strategies that were used to expand these breeds. Results We used the high-density Illumina BovineHD BeadChip with more than 777 K single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that were reduced to 697 115 after quality control filtering to investigate the structure of Nelore and Gir populations and seven other worldwide populations for comparison. Multidimensional scaling and model-based ancestry estimation clearly separated the indicine, European taurine and African taurine ancestries. The average level of taurine introgression in the autosomal genome of Nelore and Gir breeds was less than 1% but was 9% for the Brahman breed. Analyses based on the mitochondrial SNPs present in the Illumina BovineHD BeadChip did not clearly differentiate taurine and indicine haplotype groupings. Conclusions The low level of taurine ancestry observed for both Nelore and Gir breeds confirms the historical records of crossbreeding and supports a strong directional selection against taurine haplotypes via backcrossing. Random sampling in production herds across the country and subsequent genotyping would be useful for a more complete view of the admixture levels in the commercial Nelore and Gir populations. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12711-015-0109-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Ana M Perez O'Brien
- Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria.
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Piacenza, Institute of Zootechnica and Biodiversity and Ancient DNA Research Center - BioDNA, Piacenza, Italy.
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Piacenza, Institute of Zootechnica and Biodiversity and Ancient DNA Research Center - BioDNA, Piacenza, Italy.
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrária e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrária e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrária e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
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- Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária - Embrapa Gado de Leite, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.
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- United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, USA.
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- United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, USA.
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- Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria.
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- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Piacenza, Institute of Zootechnica and Biodiversity and Ancient DNA Research Center - BioDNA, Piacenza, Italy.
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Ciências Agrária e Veterinárias, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil. .,Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) - Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária de Araçatuba, Araçatuba, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Sustainable Agricultural Systems, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria.
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zur Hausen H, de Villiers EM. Dairy cattle serum and milk factors contributing to the risk of colon and breast cancers. Int J Cancer 2015; 137:959-67. [PMID: 25648405 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The analysis of published epidemiological data on colon and breast cancer reveals a remarkable concordance for most regions of the world. A low incidence for both cancers has been recorded in Mongolia and Bolivia. Discrepant data, however, have been reported for India, Japan and Korea. In India, the incidence of breast cancer is significantly higher than for colon cancer, in Japan and Korea colon cancer exceeds by far the rate of breast cancer. Here, studies are summarized pointing to a species-specific risk for colon cancer after consumption of beef originating from dairy cattle. Uptake of dairy products of Bos taurus-derived milk cattle, particularly consumed at early age, is suggested to represent one of the main risk factors for the development of breast cancer. A recent demonstration of reduced breast cancer rates in individuals with lactose intolerance (Ji et al., Br J Cancer 2014; 112:149-52) seems to be in line with this interpretation. Species-specific risk factors for these cancers are compatible with the transmission of different infectious factors transferred via meat or dairy products. Countries with discordant rates of colon and breast cancer reveal a similar discordance between meat and milk product consumption of dairy cattle. The recent isolation of a larger number of novel presumably viral DNAs from serum, meat and dairy products of healthy dairy cows, at least part of them infectious for human cells, deserves further investigation. Systemic infections early in life, resulting in latency and prevention of subsequent infections with the same agent by neutralizing antibodies, would require reconsideration of ongoing prospective studies conducted in the adult population.
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- Harald zur Hausen
- Characterization of Tumor Viruses, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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Magee DA, MacHugh DE, Edwards CJ. Interrogation of modern and ancient genomes reveals the complex domestic history of cattle. Anim Front 2014. [DOI: 10.2527/af.2014-0017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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- David A. Magee
- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Science, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Science, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Meta-Analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Reveals Several Population Bottlenecks during Worldwide Migrations of Cattle. DIVERSITY-BASEL 2014. [DOI: 10.3390/d6010178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Mahieu M. Effects of stocking rates on gastrointestinal nematode infection levels in a goat/cattle rotational stocking system. Vet Parasitol 2013; 198:136-44. [PMID: 24074701 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2013] [Revised: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) are increasingly resistant to anthelmintic drugs worldwide, so integrated control methods are more and more needed for the sustainability of small ruminant farming. Such methods rely on knowledge in epidemiology, physiology, and genetics. Ecological studies have highlighted the effect of host density on parasite populations, and in the humid tropics, rotational grazing systems were designed according to the survival of GIN free-living stages. This study aimed to assess the effects of mixed stocking and host stocking rate on host GIN infection level. Four groups of 15-17 Creole male kids were raised on irrigated pasture from weaning (about 3 months) until the age of 7 months, at four partial stocking rates (pSR): 100% (control), 75% (G75), 50% (G50), and 25% (G25) of the total stocking rate of the pasture. The last three groups were associated with weaned Creole heifers to obtain the same overall stocking rate as the control. Animals grazed in a 'leader' goat and 'follower' cattle design: the G25, G50, and G75 paddocks were split into six plots; each plot was grazed by goats for 1 week and by heifers the following week. The pasture then rested for 4 weeks before the animals were returned for a new grazing sequence. Five control plots were grazed rotationally for 1 week, and rested for 4 weeks. This design was repeated three times a year for a total of 10 repetitions. Average faecal egg counts (FEC) decreased according to a power function of the pSR: FEC=1829pSR(3.7). The observed death rate decreased significantly with the pSR (27.6%, 16.4%, 11.9%, and 12.2%). The kids grew faster in G25 (51 g d(-1)) than in G50 (43 g d(-1)) and G75 or control (32 g d(-1), p<0.05). Heifers were not significantly infected with GIN and grew normally (about 0.48 kg d(-1)). Reducing the pSR by associating a non-host species in a rotational stocking system may be a very promising component of integrated GIN control, at least for the humid tropics.
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- Maurice Mahieu
- INRA, UR143 Recherches Zootechniques, Domaine Duclos, F-97170 Petit Bourg, Guadeloupe.
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Speller CF, Burley DV, Woodward RP, Yang DY. Ancient mtDNA analysis of early 16(th) century Caribbean cattle provides insight into founding populations of New World creole cattle breeds. PLoS One 2013; 8:e69584. [PMID: 23894505 PMCID: PMC3722109 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The Columbian Exchange resulted in a widespread movement of humans, plants and animals between the Old and New Worlds. The late 15th to early 16th century transfer of cattle from the Iberian Peninsula and Canary Islands to the Caribbean laid the foundation for the development of American creole cattle (Bos taurus) breeds. Genetic analyses of modern cattle from the Americas reveal a mixed ancestry of European, African and Indian origins. Recent debate in the genetic literature centers on the ‘African’ haplogroup T1 and its subhaplogroups, alternatively tying their origins to the initial Spanish herds, and/or from subsequent movements of taurine cattle through the African slave trade. We examine this problem through ancient DNA analysis of early 16th century cattle bone from Sevilla la Nueva, the first Spanish colony in Jamaica. In spite of poor DNA preservation, both T3 and T1 haplogroups were identified in the cattle remains, confirming the presence of T1 in the earliest Spanish herds. The absence, however, of “African-derived American” haplotypes (AA/T1c1a1) in the Sevilla la Nueva sample, leaves open the origins of this sub-haplogroup in contemporary Caribbean cattle.
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- Camilla F. Speller
- Department of Archaeology, University of York, York, United Kingdom
- Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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New World cattle show ancestry from multiple independent domestication events. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013; 110:E1398-406. [PMID: 23530234 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303367110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Previous archeological and genetic research has shown that modern cattle breeds are descended from multiple independent domestication events of the wild aurochs (Bos primigenius) ∼10,000 y ago. Two primary areas of domestication in the Middle East/Europe and the Indian subcontinent resulted in taurine and indicine lines of cattle, respectively. American descendants of cattle brought by European explorers to the New World beginning in 1493 generally have been considered to belong to the taurine lineage. Our analyses of 47,506 single nucleotide polymorphisms show that these New World cattle breeds, as well as many related breeds of cattle in southern Europe, actually exhibit ancestry from both the taurine and indicine lineages. In this study, we show that, although European cattle are largely descended from the taurine lineage, gene flow from African cattle (partially of indicine origin) contributed substantial genomic components to both southern European cattle breeds and their New World descendants. New World cattle breeds, such as Texas Longhorns, provide an opportunity to study global population structure and domestication in cattle. Following their introduction into the Americas in the late 1400s, semiferal herds of cattle underwent between 80 and 200 generations of predominantly natural selection, as opposed to the human-mediated artificial selection of Old World breeding programs. Our analyses of global cattle breed population history show that the hybrid ancestry of New World breeds contributed genetic variation that likely facilitated the adaptation of these breeds to a novel environment.
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Martínez AM, Gama LT, Cañón J, Ginja C, Delgado JV, Dunner S, Landi V, Martín-Burriel I, Penedo MCT, Rodellar C, Vega-Pla JL, Acosta A, Álvarez LA, Camacho E, Cortés O, Marques JR, Martínez R, Martínez RD, Melucci L, Martínez-Velázquez G, Muñoz JE, Postiglioni A, Quiroz J, Sponenberg P, Uffo O, Villalobos A, Zambrano D, Zaragoza P. Genetic footprints of Iberian cattle in America 500 years after the arrival of Columbus. PLoS One 2012; 7:e49066. [PMID: 23155451 PMCID: PMC3498335 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2012] [Accepted: 10/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background American Creole cattle presumably descend from animals imported from the Iberian Peninsula during the period of colonization and settlement, through different migration routes, and may have also suffered the influence of cattle directly imported from Africa. The introduction of European cattle, which began in the 18th century, and later of Zebu from India, has threatened the survival of Creole populations, some of which have nearly disappeared or were admixed with exotic breeds. Assessment of the genetic status of Creole cattle is essential for the establishment of conservation programs of these historical resources. Methodology/Principal Findings We sampled 27 Creole populations, 39 Iberian, 9 European and 6 Zebu breeds. We used microsatellite markers to assess the origins of Creole cattle, and to investigate the influence of different breeds on their genetic make-up. The major ancestral contributions are from breeds of southern Spain and Portugal, in agreement with the historical ports of departure of ships sailing towards the Western Hemisphere. This Iberian contribution to Creoles may also include some African influence, given the influential role that African cattle have had in the development of Iberian breeds, but the possibility of a direct influence on Creoles of African cattle imported to America can not be discarded. In addition to the Iberian influence, the admixture with other European breeds was minor. The Creoles from tropical areas, especially those from the Caribbean, show clear signs of admixture with Zebu. Conclusions/Significance Nearly five centuries since cattle were first brought to the Americas, Creoles still show a strong and predominant signature of their Iberian ancestors. Creole breeds differ widely from each other, both in genetic structure and influences from other breeds. Efforts are needed to avoid their extinction or further genetic erosion, which would compromise centuries of selective adaptation to a wide range of environmental conditions.
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- L-INIA, Instituto Nacional dos Recursos Biológicos, Fonte Boa, Vale de Santarém, Portugal
- CIISA – Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centre for Environmental Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon & Molecular Biology Group, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos, INIA, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Aplicada, Cría Caballar de las Fuerzas Armadas, Córdoba, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria, San José de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba
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- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Tecnológicas, Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, San Lorenzo, Paraguay
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- Genética Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora, Lomas de Zamora, Argentina
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- Facultad Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Balcarce, Argentina
- Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Balcarce, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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- Área Genética, Departamento de Genética y Mejora Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Coyoacán, México
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- Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States of America
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- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria, San José de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba
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- Instituto de Investigación Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental El Ejido, Los Santos, Panamá
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- Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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Zerabruk M, Li MH, Kantanen J, Olsaker I, Ibeagha-Awemu EM, Erhardt G, Vangen O. Genetic diversity and admixture of indigenous cattle from North Ethiopia: implications of historical introgressions in the gateway region to Africa. Anim Genet 2011; 43:257-66. [PMID: 22486496 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02245.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Microsatellite variation was surveyed to determine the genetic diversity, population structure and admixture of seven North Ethiopian cattle breeds by combining multiple microsatellite data sets of Indian and West African zebu, and European, African and Near-Eastern taurine in genetic analyses. Based on allelic distribution, we identified four diagnostic alleles (HEL1-123 bp, CSSM66-201 bp, BM2113-150 bp and ILSTS6-285 bp) specific to the Near-Eastern taurine. Results of genetic relationship and population structure analyses confirmed the previously established marked genetic distinction between taurine and zebu, and indicated further divergence among the bio-geographical groupings of breeds such as North Ethiopian, Indian and West African zebu, and African, European and Near-Eastern taurine. Using the diagnostic alleles for bio-geographical groupings and a Bayesian method for population structure inference, we estimated the genetic influences of major historical introgressions in North Ethiopian cattle. The breeds have been heavily (>90%) influenced by zebu, followed by African, European and the Near-Eastern taurine. Overall, North Ethiopian cattle show a high level of within-population genetic variation (e.g. observed heterozygosity = 0.659-0.687), which is in the upper range of that reported for domestic cattle and indicates their potential for future breeding applications, even in a global context. Rather low but significant population differentiation (F(ST) = 1.1%, P < 0.05) was recorded as a result of multiple introgression events and strong genetic exchanges among the North Ethiopian breeds.
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- M Zerabruk
- Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway
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Gautier M, Naves M. Footprints of selection in the ancestral admixture of a New World Creole cattle breed. Mol Ecol 2011; 20:3128-43. [PMID: 21689193 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2011.05163.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Admixed populations represent attractive biological models to study adaptive selection. Originating from several waves of recent introduction from European (EUT), African (AFT) and zebus (ZEB) cattle, New World Creole cattle allow investigating the response to tropical environmental challenges of these three ancestries. We here provide a detailed assessment of their genetic contributions to the Creole breed from Guadeloupe (CGU). We subsequently look for footprints of selection by combining results from tests based on the extent of haplotype homozygosity and the identification of excess/deficiency of local ancestry. To tackle these issues, 140 CGU individuals and 25 Brahman zebus from Martinique were genotyped at 44 057 SNPs. These data were combined to those available on 23 populations representative of EUT, AFT or ZEB. We found average proportions of 26.1%, 36.0% and 37.9% of EUT, AFT and ZEB ancestries in the CGU genome indicating a higher level of African and zebu ancestries than suggested by historical records. We further identified 23 genomic regions displaying strong signal of selection, most of them being characterized by an excess of ZEB local ancestry. Among the candidate gene underlying these regions, several are associated with reproductive functions (RXFP2, PMEPA1, IGFBP3, KDR, PPP1R8, TBXA2R and SLC7A5) and metabolism (PDE1B and CYP46A1). Finally, two genes (CENTD3 and SAMD12) are involved in cellular signalization of immune response. This study illustrates the relevance of admixed populations to identify footprints of selection by combining several tests straightforward to implement on large data sets.
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- Mathieu Gautier
- INRA, UMR CBGP (INRA/CIRAD/IRD/Supagro), Montferrier-sur-Lez, France.
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Delgado JV, Martínez AM, Acosta A, Alvarez LA, Armstrong E, Camacho E, Cañón J, Cortés O, Dunner S, Landi V, Marques JR, Martín-Burriel I, Martínez OR, Martínez RD, Melucci L, Muñoz JE, Penedo MCT, Postiglioni A, Quiróz J, Rodellar C, Sponenberg P, Uffo O, Ulloa-Arvizu R, Vega-Pla JL, Villalobos A, Zambrano D, Zaragoza P, Gama LT, Ginja C. Genetic characterization of Latin-American Creole cattle using microsatellite markers. Anim Genet 2011; 43:2-10. [PMID: 22221019 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2011.02207.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Genetic diversity in and relationships among 26 Creole cattle breeds from 10 American countries were assessed using 19 microsatellites. Heterozygosities, F-statistics estimates, genetic distances, multivariate analyses and assignment tests were performed. The levels of within-breed diversity detected in Creole cattle were considerable and higher than those previously reported for European breeds, but similar to those found in other Latin American breeds. Differences among breeds accounted for 8.4% of the total genetic variability. Most breeds clustered separately when the number of pre-defined populations was 21 (the most probable K value), with the exception of some closely related breeds that shared the same cluster and others that were admixed. Despite the high genetic diversity detected, significant inbreeding was also observed within some breeds, and heterozygote excess was detected in others. These results indicate that Creoles represent important reservoirs of cattle genetic diversity and that appropriate conservation measures should be implemented for these native breeds in order to minimize inbreeding and uncontrolled crossbreeding.
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- J V Delgado
- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Campus Rabanales Edificio Gregor Mendel, Córdoba, Spain
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Landaeta-Hernández A, Zambrano-Nava S, Hernández-Fonseca JP, Godoy R, Calles M, Iragorri JL, Añez L, Polanco M, Montero-Urdaneta M, Olson T. Variability of hair coat and skin traits as related to adaptation in Criollo Limonero cattle. Trop Anim Health Prod 2010; 43:657-63. [DOI: 10.1007/s11250-010-9749-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Ajmone-Marsan P, Garcia JF, Lenstra JA. On the origin of cattle: How aurochs became cattle and colonized the world. Evol Anthropol 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/evan.20267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Groeneveld LF, Lenstra JA, Eding H, Toro MA, Scherf B, Pilling D, Negrini R, Finlay EK, Jianlin H, Groeneveld E, Weigend S. Genetic diversity in farm animals--a review. Anim Genet 2010; 41 Suppl 1:6-31. [PMID: 20500753 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2010.02038.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 290] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Domestication of livestock species and a long history of migrations, selection and adaptation have created an enormous variety of breeds. Conservation of these genetic resources relies on demographic characterization, recording of production environments and effective data management. In addition, molecular genetic studies allow a comparison of genetic diversity within and across breeds and a reconstruction of the history of breeds and ancestral populations. This has been summarized for cattle, yak, water buffalo, sheep, goats, camelids, pigs, horses, and chickens. Further progress is expected to benefit from advances in molecular technology.
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- L F Groeneveld
- Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Hoeltystr. 10, 31535 Neustadt, Germany
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Edwards CJ, Magee DA, Park SDE, McGettigan PA, Lohan AJ, Murphy A, Finlay EK, Shapiro B, Chamberlain AT, Richards MB, Bradley DG, Loftus BJ, MacHugh DE. A complete mitochondrial genome sequence from a mesolithic wild aurochs (Bos primigenius). PLoS One 2010; 5:e9255. [PMID: 20174668 PMCID: PMC2822870 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2009] [Accepted: 01/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The derivation of domestic cattle from the extinct wild aurochs (Bos primigenius) has been well-documented by archaeological and genetic studies. Genetic studies point towards the Neolithic Near East as the centre of origin for Bos taurus, with some lines of evidence suggesting possible, albeit rare, genetic contributions from locally domesticated wild aurochsen across Eurasia. Inferences from these investigations have been based largely on the analysis of partial mitochondrial DNA sequences generated from modern animals, with limited sequence data from ancient aurochsen samples. Recent developments in DNA sequencing technologies, however, are affording new opportunities for the examination of genetic material retrieved from extinct species, providing new insight into their evolutionary history. Here we present DNA sequence analysis of the first complete mitochondrial genome (16,338 base pairs) from an archaeologically-verified and exceptionally-well preserved aurochs bone sample. METHODOLOGY DNA extracts were generated from an aurochs humerus bone sample recovered from a cave site located in Derbyshire, England and radiocarbon-dated to 6,738+/-68 calibrated years before present. These extracts were prepared for both Sanger and next generation DNA sequencing technologies (Illumina Genome Analyzer). In total, 289.9 megabases (22.48%) of the post-filtered DNA sequences generated using the Illumina Genome Analyzer from this sample mapped with confidence to the bovine genome. A consensus B. primigenius mitochondrial genome sequence was constructed and was analysed alongside all available complete bovine mitochondrial genome sequences. CONCLUSIONS For all nucleotide positions where both Sanger and Illumina Genome Analyzer sequencing methods gave high-confidence calls, no discrepancies were observed. Sequence analysis reveals evidence of heteroplasmy in this sample and places this mitochondrial genome sequence securely within a previously identified aurochsen haplogroup (haplogroup P), thus providing novel insights into pre-domestic patterns of variation. The high proportion of authentic, endogenous aurochs DNA preserved in this sample bodes well for future efforts to determine the complete genome sequence of a wild ancestor of domestic cattle.
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- Henry Wellcome Ancient Biomolecules Centre, Department of Zoology, Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Animal Genomics Laboratory, School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary Medicine, College of Life Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Origins and genetic diversity of New World Creole cattle: inferences from mitochondrial and Y chromosome polymorphisms. Anim Genet 2009; 41:128-41. [PMID: 19817725 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01976.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The ancestry of New World cattle was investigated through the analysis of mitochondrial and Y chromosome variation in Creoles from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay and the United States of America. Breeds that influenced the Creoles, such as Iberian native, British and Zebu, were also studied. Creoles showed high mtDNA diversity (H = 0.984 +/- 0.003) with a total of 78 haplotypes, and the European T3 matriline was the most common (72.1%). The African T1a haplogroup was detected (14.6%), as well as the ancestral African-derived AA matriline (11.9%), which was absent in the Iberian breeds. Genetic proximity among Creoles, Iberian and Atlantic Islands breeds was inferred through their sharing of mtDNA haplotypes. Y-haplotype diversity in Creoles was high (H = 0.779 +/- 0.019), with several Y1, Y2 and Y3 haplotypes represented. Iberian patrilines in Creoles were more difficult to infer and were reflected by the presence of H3Y1 and H6Y2. Y-haplotypes confirmed crossbreeding with British cattle, mainly of Hereford with Pampa Chaqueño and Texas Longhorn. Male-mediated Bos indicus introgression into Creoles was found in all populations, except Argentino1 (herd book registered) and Pampa Chaqueño. The detection of the distinct H22Y3 patriline with the INRA189-90 allele in Caracú suggests introduction of bulls directly from West Africa. Further studies of Spanish and African breeds are necessary to elucidate the origins of Creole cattle, and determine the exact source of their African lineages.
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Ramadan HAI, El-Hefnawi MM. Phylogenetic analysis and comparison between cow and buffalo (including Egyptian buffaloes) mitochondrial displacement-loop regions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 19:401-10. [PMID: 19462514 DOI: 10.1080/19401730802351004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis has been used extensively for phylogenetic analysis studies and systematics. The displacement loop (D-loop) region inside the mtDNA is a non-coding part whose analysis can indicate variations between closely related populations. This paper reports for the first time the characterization and analysis of the complete sequence of the D-loop region from Egyptian buffaloes and analysis in conjunction with previously published Indian and European Bubalus bubalis and Bos sub-tribe sequences. In the entire D-loop of the Egyptian buffaloes, we identified four haplotypes and nine polymorphic sites from the nine sequenced D-loop regions--while in the studied set of buffaloes we identified 28 polymorphic sites in the entire D-loop, and 49 polymorphic sites in the case of cows. Alignment between buffaloes and cows to evaluate the characteristics of the D-loop region showed that the second region of the conserved sequence block (CSB2) is apparently the most variable region in the D-loop between cows and buffaloes, with four insertions in all buffaloes and two substitutions, followed by the second region of the extended termination associated sequence (ETAS2) with a substitution rate of 1/10. The Egyptian buffaloes were shown to be closest to the Italian counterparts, exemplifying the closeness of ethnicity and the history of civilization of that region.
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- Hassan A I Ramadan
- Department of Cell Biology, National Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
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Stock F, Edwards CJ, Bollongino R, Finlay EK, Burger J, Bradley DG. Cytochrome b sequences of ancient cattle and wild ox support phylogenetic complexity in the ancient and modern bovine populations. Anim Genet 2009; 40:694-700. [PMID: 19456314 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01905.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mitochondrial DNA has been the traditional marker for the study of animal domestication, as its high mutation rate allows for the accumulation of molecular diversity within the time frame of domestic history. Additionally, it is exclusively maternally inherited and haplotypes become part of the domestic gene pool via actual capture of a female animal rather than by interbreeding with wild populations. Initial studies of British aurochs identified a haplogroup, designated P, which was found to be highly divergent from all known domestic haplotypes over the most variable portion of the D-loop. Additional analysis of a large and geographically representative sample of aurochs from northern and central Europe found an additional, separate aurochs haplotype, E. Until recently, the European aurochs appeared to have no matrilinear descendants among the publicly available modern cattle control regions sequenced; if aurochs mtDNA was incorporated into the domestic population, aurochs either formed a very small proportion of modern diversity or had been subsequently lost. However, a haplogroup P sequence has recently been found in a modern sample, along with a new divergent haplogroup called Q. Here we confirm the outlying status of the novel Q and E haplogroups and the modern P haplogroup sequence as a descendent of European aurochs, by retrieval and analysis of cytochrome b sequence data from twenty ancient wild and domesticated cattle archaeological samples.
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- F Stock
- Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Mas-Coma S, Valero MA, Bargues MD. Chapter 2 Fasciola, Lymnaeids and Human Fascioliasis, with a Global Overview on Disease Transmission, Epidemiology, Evolutionary Genetics, Molecular Epidemiology and Control. ADVANCES IN PARASITOLOGY 2009; 69:41-146. [PMID: 19622408 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-308x(09)69002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 399] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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- Santiago Mas-Coma
- Departamento de Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Valencia, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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Elevated temperature can reduce developmental competence of the preimplantation embryo. Whether an embryo survives elevated temperature depends on its genotype, stage of development, exposure to regulatory molecules and redox status. Following fertilization, the embryo is very sensitive to heat shock. By Days 4-5 after insemination, however, the embryo has acquired increased resistance to elevated temperature. One system that may potentiate embryonic survival at later stages of embryonic development is the apoptosis response-inhibition of apoptosis responses at Day 4 exacerbated effects of heat shock on development. Embryo responses to heat shock at Days 4-5 also depend upon genotype because Bos indicus embryos are more resistant than embryos from non-adapted B. taurus. Some experiments (although not all) indicate that survival following heat shock can be increased by reducing oxygen tension, suggesting involvement of reactive oxygen species or hypoxia-induced factors. Embryonic responses to heat shock are also affected by regulatory molecules that act to modify cellular physiology and improve cell survival. The best characterized of these is insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Actions of IGF-1 to allow development following heat shock are independent of its anti-apoptotic actions because inhibition of the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase pathway through which IGF-1 blocks apoptosis does not prevent thermoprotective effects of IGF-1 on development. Identification of specific determinants of embryonic survival creates the opportunity for new strategies to improve pregnancy rates in animals exposed to heat stress. Many environmental perturbations activate similar cellular responses. Therefore, molecular and cellular systems that improve embryonic survival to heat shock may confer protection from other embryotoxic conditions.
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- P J Hansen
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, PO Box 110910, Gainesville, FL 32611-0910, USA.
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Edwards CJ, Baird JF, MacHugh DE. Taurine and zebu admixture in Near Eastern cattle: a comparison of mitochondrial, autosomal and Y-chromosomal data. Anim Genet 2007; 38:520-4. [PMID: 17725685 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2007.01638.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Eight Bos taurus cattle breeds from the Near East region were screened with a Bos indicus (zebu)-diagnostic Y-specific microsatellite (INRA124) to estimate the proportion of zebu Y chromosomes in each population. This value was compared with previously published values for zebu introgression for both the mitochondrial and autosomal gene pools of the same breeds. All breeds revealed considerable levels of introgression from B. indicus cattle when the autosomal data were taken into consideration; this was particularly apparent in cattle populations from Iraq in the east, and declined in the populations further west towards Anatolia. This non-random pattern of introgression and admixture is suggestive of the introduction of zebu cattle from the region corresponding to present-day Iran and northern Pakistan. In addition, the maternal and paternal markers demonstrate that the movement of cattle into and within the Near East was complex.
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- C J Edwards
- Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Lirón JP, Bravi CM, Mirol PM, Peral-García P, Giovambattista G. African matrilineages in American Creole cattle: evidence of two independent continental sources. Anim Genet 2006; 37:379-82. [PMID: 16879351 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2006.01452.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In order to clarify the historical origin and phylogeographic affinities of Creole cattle matrilineages throughout the American continent, we analysed published D-loop mtDNA sequences (n = 454) from Creole, Iberian and African cattle breeds. The Western European T3 haplogroup was the most common in American Creole cattle (63.6%), followed by the African T1 (32.4%) and the Near Eastern T2 haplogroups (4%). None of the sequences were found in Bos indicus types. Within the African T1 haplogroup there were two subclades, T1a and T1*, whose geographic distribution in America was clearly disjointed. T1a is a highly divergent clade originally reported for Creole cattle from Brazil and the Lesser Antilles, but whose geographic distribution in Africa remains unknown. In contrast, lineages attributable to T1* are restricted in America to the region colonized by the Spaniards. We propose a new hypothesis for the origins of Creole cattle that summarizes all previously published historical and genetic data. While the African T1* fraction in Creole cattle may have arrived in America through the Iberian breeds, the divergent T1a lineages may have been introduced by Portuguese and other European crowns from some unknown, not-yet-sampled African location. Additional molecular studies will be required for pinpointing the specific African regional source.
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- J P Lirón
- Centro de Investigaciones en Genética Básica y Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata B1900AVW, cc 296, Argentina.
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Anderung C, Bouwman A, Persson P, Carretero JM, Ortega AI, Elburg R, Smith C, Arsuaga JL, Ellegren H, Götherström A. Prehistoric contacts over the Straits of Gibraltar indicated by genetic analysis of Iberian Bronze Age cattle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2005; 102:8431-5. [PMID: 15941827 PMCID: PMC1150856 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0503396102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The geographic situation of the Iberian Peninsula makes it a natural link between Europe and North Africa. However, it is a matter of debate to what extent African influences via the Straits Gibraltar have affected Iberia's prehistoric development. Because early African pastoralist communities were dedicated to cattle breeding, a possible means to detect prehistoric African-Iberian contacts might be to analyze the origin of cattle breeds on the Iberian Peninsula. Some contemporary Iberian cattle breeds show a mtDNA haplotype, T1, that is characteristic to African breeds, generally explained as being the result of the Muslim expansion of the 8th century A.D., and of modern imports. To test a possible earlier African influence, we analyzed mtDNA of Bronze Age cattle from the Portalón cave at the Atapuerca site in northern Spain. Although the majority of samples showed the haplotype T3 that dominates among European breeds of today, the T1 haplotype was found in one specimen radiocarbon dated 1800 calibrated years B.C. Accepting T1 as being of African origin, this result indicates prehistoric African-Iberian contacts and lends support to archaeological finds linking early African and Iberian cultures. We also found a wild ox haplotype in the Iberian Bronze Age sample, reflecting local hybridization or backcrossing or that aurochs were hunted by these farming cultures.
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- Cecilia Anderung
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Norbyvägen 18D, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden
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Henkes LE, Silva Jr WA, Moraes JCF, Weimer TA. Mitochondrial control region genetic diversity and maternal ancestry of a Brangus-Ibage cattle populations. Genet Mol Biol 2005. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-47572005000100011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Luiz Ernani Henkes
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Harvard Medical School, USA
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Brazil
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Miretti MM, Dunner S, Naves M, Contel EP, Ferro JA. Predominant African-derived mtDNA in Caribbean and Brazilian Creole cattle is also found in Spanish cattle (Bos taurus). J Hered 2004; 95:450-3. [PMID: 15388773 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esh070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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African-derived mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have been described in South American and Caribbean native cattle populations, which could have been introduced into America from Iberia or by direct importation from Africa. However, the similarity among described haplotypes is not known. We examined mtDNA variation in Guadeloupe Creole and Spanish cattle in an attempt to identify African-derived mtDNA haplotypes and compare them with those previously described. Eleven haplotypes clustered into the European taurine haplogroup (T3), two haplotypes into the African taurine (T1) haplogroup, and three haplotypes into the African-derived American haplogroup (AA). The AA1 and Eucons haplotypes were the most frequently observed. The presence of the AA haplogroup in Spanish cattle confirms historical records and genetic evidence of Iberian cattle as the main source of American native cattle origin. The possible origin of African-derived mitochondrial haplotypes in Iberian and Creole cattle is discussed, and the accumulated evidence does not support a founder effect from African ancestral cattle by direct importations. The presence of taurine AA and T3 haplotypes in Brazilian Nellore may indicate introgression by local European-derived cattle. Data presented in this work will contribute to the understanding of the origin of Guadeloupe Creole cattle.
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- M M Miretti
- Departamento de Tecnologia, Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias e Veterinarias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, via de acesso Professor P. D. Castellane km 5, 14884-900, Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil.
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During their separate evolution from Bos taurus, zebu cattle (Bos indicus) have acquired genes that confer thermotolerance at the physiological and cellular levels. Cattle from zebu breeds are better able to regulate body temperature in response to heat stress than are cattle from a variety of B. taurus breeds of European origin. Moreover, exposure to elevated temperature has less deleterious effects on cells from zebu cattle than on cells from European breeds. Superior ability for regulation of body temperature during heat stress is the result of lower metabolic rates as well as increased capacity for heat loss. As compared to European breeds, tissue resistance to heat flow from the body core to the skin is lower for zebu cattle while sweat glands are larger. Properties of the hair coat in zebu cattle enhance conductive and convective heat loss and reduce absorption of solar radiation. At the cellular level, genetic adaptations to resist deleterious effects of elevated temperature result in preimplantation embryos from zebu being less likely to be inhibited in development by elevated temperature than are embryos from European breeds. The zebu genotype has been utilized in crossbreeding systems to develop cattle for beef and dairy production systems in hot climates but success has been limited by other unfavorable genetic characteristics of these cattle. An alternative scheme is to incorporate specific thermotolerance genes from zebu cattle into European breeds while avoiding undesirable genes. Once specific genes responsible for thermotolerance in zebu have been identified or mapped, breeding strategies such as marker-assisted selection and transgenics can be applied to further the exploitation of the zebu genotype for cattle production systems.
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- P J Hansen
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0910, USA.
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