GENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE CAPORE GOAT IN ALBANIA
BASED ON 30 MICROSATELLITE MARKERS
Anila Hoda
Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture
and Environment,
Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
hodanila@yahoo.com
The Capore goat,
is an important local goat breed in the South East of Albania especially
for milk production. For the first time, we report the genetic diversity
of this breed, by the use of 30 microsatellite
markers. Heterozygosities and the gene
diversity were estimated. A total of 233 alleles were distinguished for
30 microsatellite markers. Twenty nine of 30
markers showed more than 4 alleles. The average observed and expected heterozygosity values were 0.667 and 0.732
respectively. The mean polymorphism information content (PIC) value was 0.7, reflecting a high level of
polymorphism across the loci. Within the population inbreeding estimate (FIS=10.6), showed a moderate level of
inbreeding. This can be explained with the small population size, with
the limited geographical location of the breed and with the small number
of the breeding males. The data suggest that the Capore
breed has not encountered a recent genetic bottleneck. The high level of
genetic variability indicates that this breed is a reservoir of genetic
diversity that has to be conserved.
Key words:
genetic variability; local goat breed; microsatellite
markers; inbreeding; genetic bottleneck
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