Mitochondrial Diversity of the East Balkan Swine (Sus scrofa f. domestica) in South-Eastern Bulgaria

Palova Nadezhda; Yankova Iskra; Neov Boyko; Hristov Peter; Radoslavov Georgi

doi:10.2478/acve-2019-0018

Acta Veterinaria (Jun 2019)

Mitochondrial Diversity of the East Balkan Swine (Sus scrofa f. domestica) in South-Eastern Bulgaria

Palova Nadezhda,
Yankova Iskra,
Neov Boyko,
Hristov Peter,
Radoslavov Georgi

Affiliations

Palova Nadezhda: Scientific Center of Agriculture, Agricultural Academy, Sredets, Bulgaria
Yankova Iskra: Department of Animal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Neov Boyko: Department of Animal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Hristov Peter: Department of Animal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Radoslavov Georgi: Department of Animal Diversity and Resources, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2019-0018
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 69, no. 2
pp. 229 – 236

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The East Balkan Swine (EBS) is the only preserved local swine breed in Bulgaria and one of the few indigenous pig breeds in Europe. The EBS is distributed in the region of Eastern Balkan Mountains and the Strandja Mountain. To reveal the breed’s genetic profile, we analyzed 50 purebred individuals according to mitochondrial DNA (D-loop region, HVR1) and sequence analysis in the Scientific Center of Agriculture (Sredets region) in the country.

Published in Acta Veterinaria

ISSN: 1820-7448 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Serbia
LCC subjects: Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/ACVE

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