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Canine fertility: The consequences of selection for special traits
Author(s) -
Marelli Stefano P.,
Beccaglia Michela,
Bagnato Alessandro,
Strillacci Maria G.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
reproduction in domestic animals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1439-0531
pISSN - 0936-6768
DOI - 10.1111/rda.13586
Subject(s) - inbreeding , biology , selection (genetic algorithm) , breed , population , fertility , evolutionary biology , genetics , single nucleotide polymorphism , inbreeding depression , animal breeding , genetic variation , genotype , gene , demography , computer science , artificial intelligence , sociology
Pedigree dogs and cats are bred aiming to conform breed standards with very poor consideration for breeding stock fertility. At the same time, the genetic asset underlining reproductive traits could be effectively analysed like in other species under selection. The definition of selection targets is very important in breeding protocols determination. The aim of the present work is to present an overview of the different correlations between reproduction and genetics, starting from selection procedure and inbreeding coefficient moving to genomic and the application of SNPs and GWAS on population study and identification of genes involved in phenotypical variation of reproductive traits in dogs. Particular relevance has been given to the concept of inbreeding which effects on canine reproduction have been presented. The use of genomic information in inbreeding coefficient calculation can be considered an improved effective procedure in the evaluation of the genetic variability loss in canine population and its negative effects on reproductive traits.