Noce Antonia, Qanbari Saber, González-Prendes Rayner, Brenmoehl Julia, Luigi-Sierra María Gracia, Theerkorn Michael, Fiege Marc-André, Pilz Heike, Bota Adrian, Vidu Livia, Horwath Csaba, Haraszthy László, Penchev Pencho, Ilieva Yordanka, Peeva Tzonka, Lüpcke Wolfgang, Krawczynski René, Wimmers Klaus, Thiele Manfred, Hoeflich Andreas
Leibniz-Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Dummerstorf, Germany.
Animal Breeding and Genomics Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, Netherland.
Front Genet. 2021 Jan 22;11:610353. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.610353. eCollection 2020.
This is the first study to explore the genetic diversity and population structure of domestic water buffalo () in Germany and their potential relations to herds in other parts of Europe or worldwide. To this end, animals from different herds in Germany, Bulgaria, Romania, and Hungary were genotyped and compared to genotypes from other populations with worldwide distribution and open to the public. The pilot study analyzed population structure, phylogenetic tree, and inbreeding events in our samples. In buffalos from Germany, a mixed genetic make-up with contributions from Bulgaria (Murrah breed), Romania, and Italy was found. All in all, a high degree of genetic diversity was identified in European buffalos, and a novel genotype was described in Hungarian buffalos by this study. We demonstrate that European buffalos stand out from other buffalo populations worldwide, supporting the idea that buffalos have not completely disappeared from the European continent during the late Pleistocene. The high genetic diversity in European buffalos seems to be an excellent prerequisite for the establishment of local breeds characterized by unique traits and features. This study may also be considered as an initial step on the way to genome characterization for the sustainable development of the buffalo economy in Germany and other parts of Europe in the future.
这是第一项探索德国家养水牛（）的遗传多样性和种群结构，以及它们与欧洲其他地区或全球范围内牛群潜在关系的研究。为此，对来自德国、保加利亚、罗马尼亚和匈牙利不同牛群的动物进行了基因分型，并与来自全球分布且向公众开放的其他种群的基因型进行了比较。这项初步研究分析了我们样本中的种群结构、系统发育树和近亲繁殖事件。在德国的水牛中，发现了具有来自保加利亚（摩拉水牛品种）、罗马尼亚和意大利基因贡献的混合基因组成。总而言之，本研究在欧洲水牛中鉴定出了高度的遗传多样性，并描述了匈牙利水牛的一种新基因型。我们证明欧洲水牛与世界其他水牛种群不同，这支持了水牛在更新世晚期并未完全从欧洲大陆消失的观点。欧洲水牛的高遗传多样性似乎是建立具有独特性状和特征的本地品种的绝佳前提条件。本研究也可被视为未来德国和欧洲其他地区水牛经济可持续发展的基因组特征研究道路上的第一步。
