Genetic Structure of the Ca Rater Mallorquí Dog Breed Inferred by Microsatellite Markers
Autor
Aguilera García, Lourdes Sofía
Canales Vergara, Amado Manuel
Zurita Herrera, Pedro
Alanzor Puente, José Manuel
Pons Barro, Águeda Laura
Dunner, Susana
San José Marquéz, Carlos
Delgado-Bermejo, J.V.
Martínez Martínez, Amparo
Editor
MDPIFecha
2022Materia
Molecular markersGenetic diversity
Population genetic structure
Genetic distance
Dog breeds
Conservation
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Ca Rater Mallorquí is a dog breed from the Island of Mallorca (Spain) traditionally used as a hunting and ratting dog to prevent disease spread and economic losses related to rodent activities on farms. However, the census data shows a population decline that should be addressed by implementing a conservation program. The first step to implementing a conservation plan is knowing the genetic situation of the Ca Rater Mallorquí population. Therefore, we aimed to genetically characterise the breed in our study. We analysed 33 microsatellites recommended by the International Society of Animal Genetics (ISAG) in 77 samples. Data were obtained from 13 samples of Balearic, Spanish, and international dog breeds to study the genetic diversity among breeds. The population did not significantly deviate from the Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium with heterozygosity (Ho) of 0.655 and expected heterozygosity (He) of 0.685. The Wright’s fixation indices, the Factorial Correspondence Analysis (FCA), a dendrogram representing Reynolds genetic distance between populations, and the pairwise FST values establish the Ca Rater Mallorquí as an independent breed distinct from the Balearic, Spanish, and international breeds.