Molecular Identification of the "Facciuta Della Valnerina" Local Goat Population Reared in the Umbria Region, Italy
ANIMALS, vol.10, no.4, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 10 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.3390/ani10040601
- Journal Name: ANIMALS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Keywords: animal biodiversity, Capra hircus, genetic distinctiveness, microsatellite markers, molecular traceability, SSR, GENETIC DIVERSITY, MEAT TRACEABILITY, LAMB MEAT, MICROSATELLITE, BREEDS, PRODUCTS, MARKERS, SNP, DNA
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Simple Summary The Facciuta goat originated from Valnerina, a geographic area in central Italy, including the adjacent parts of four regions: Umbria, Marche, Lazio, and Abruzzo. The aim of this study was to assess how useful microsatellite molecular markers are for the genetic discrimination of the local goat, Facciuta della Valnerina, compared with the two cosmopolitan breeds, Saanen and Camosciata delle Alpi, reared in the same geographic area. The results revealed a very clear separation between the local population (Facciuta della Valnerina) and the two reference goat breeds (Saanen and Camosciata delle Alpi). Furthermore, reducing the number of markers from 16 to 12 still allowed us to distinguish the local population, indicating that microsatellite markers are an inexpensive method to discriminate local livestock breeds. This could be a fast and inexpensive genomic tool to trace goat products and distinguish their origin.