Articles | Volume 63, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-63-53-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-63-53-2020
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19 Feb 2020
Short communication |  | 19 Feb 2020

Assessment of genetic diversity in main local sheep breeds from Romania using microsatellite markers

Andreea Dudu, Gina-Oana Popa, Elena Ghiță, Rodica Pelmuș, Cristina Lazăr, Marieta Costache, and Sergiu E. Georgescu

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The state of local breeds is precarious worldwide because of the introduction of breeds with improved traits. Our study analyzes the genetic variation of four Romanian local sheep breeds using nuclear DNA markers. Tsurcana and Tsigai showed an intense gene flow among them and were less differentiated than Ratska and Teleorman Blackhead. The results of this study may be useful for breeding programs and conservation plans since the genetic resources of the local breeds must be preserved.