Title:	New world goat populations are a genetically diverse reservoir for future use.
Authors:	PAIM, T. do P. FARIA, D. A. HAY, E. H. McMANUS, C. CHAVERRI ESQUIVEL, L. ISABEL CASCANTE, M. JIMENEZ ALFARO, E. MENDEZ, A. FACO, O. SILVA, K. de M. ALBERTO MEZZADRA, C. MARIANTE, A. da S. PAIVA, S. R. BLACKBURN, H. D.
Affiliation:	TIAGO DO PRADO PAIM, Universidade de Brasília (UnB) - Brasília, DF, Brazil Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano (IF Goiano) - Iporá, GO, Brazil DANIELLE ASSIS FARIA, Universidade de Brasília (UnB) - Brasília, DF, Brazil Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano (IF Goiano) - Iporá, GO, Brazil EL HAMIDI HAY, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory - Miles City, MT, USA CONCEPTA McMANUS LAURA CHAVERRI ESQUIVEL, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica - Heredia, Costa Rica MARÍA ISABEL CASCANTE, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica - Heredia, Costa Rica ESTEBAN JIMENEZ ALFARO, Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica - Heredia, Costa Rica ARGERIE MENDEZ, Instituto de Innovación y Transferencia en Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA) - San José, Costa Rica OLIVARDO FACO, CNPC KLEIBE DE MORAES SILVA, CNPC CARLOS ALBERTO MEZZADRA, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA) - Buenos Aires, Argentina ARTHUR DA SILVA MARIANTE, Cenargen SAMUEL REZENDE PAIVA, Cenargen HARVEY D. BLACKBURN, National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, USDA, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Date Issued:	2019
Citation:	Scientific Reports, v. 9, p. 1-12, 2019. Article 1476.
Description:	Western hemisphere goats have European, African and Central Asian origins, and some local or rare breeds are reported to be adapted to their environments and economically important. By-in-large these genetic resources have not been quantifed. Using 50K SNP genotypes of 244 animals from 12 goat populations in United States, Costa Rica, Brazil and Argentina, we evaluated the genetic diversity, population structure and selective sweeps documenting goat migration to the "New World". Our fndings suggest the concept of breed, particularly among "locally adapted" breeds, is not a meaningful way to characterize goat populations. The USA Spanish goats were found to be an important genetic reservoir, sharing genomic composition with the wild ancestor and with specialized breeds (e.g. Angora, Lamancha and Saanen). Results suggest goats in the Americas have substantial genetic diversity to use in selection and promote environmental adaptation or product driven specialization. These fndings highlight the importance of maintaining goat conservation programs and suggest an awaiting reservoir of genetic diversity for breeding and research while simultaneously discarding concerns about breed designations.
NAL Thesaurus:	Goats Goat breeds Genetic variation Animal genetics Animal breeding Population genetics Introduced species
Keywords:	Land races
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-38812-3
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPC)