A variety of native pig breeds have been developed over the long history of their
domestication by human and in a complex geographical climate. Rational use and …

Most indigenous pig resources are known to originate from China. Thus, establishing
conservation priorities for these local breeds is very essential, especially in the case of …

Objective Tibetan pigs, an excellent species unique to China, face serious threats, which in
turn affects the development and utilization of the outstanding advantages of plateau …

Simple Summary Whole-genome SNP data from 613 Chinese indigenous pigs were
collected to comprehensively estimate the genetic diversity, genetic relationship, and …

Chinese indigenous pigs in the Taihu Lake region are well known for their high fecundity
and other excellent characteristics. To better understand the characteristics of these breeds …

Objective Shandong indigenous pig breeds are important Chinese pig resources. Their
progressive population decline in recent decades has attracted attention towards their …

Background China is the country with the most abundant swine genetic resources in the
world. Through thousands of years of domestication and natural selection, most of pigs in …

Simple Summary Protection of genetic diversity is important for the sustainable development
of the animal industry. Due to the unique environment in Hainan Province, the local pig …

To assess the genetic diversity between randomly and selectively bred populations, we
sequenced 438 bp of the mitochondrial DNA control region from 102 pigs. These samples …

Chinese indigenous pigs in Zhejiang Province are well known for their high fecundity. In
order to verify breed subdivision at the genomic level, we investigated genetic diversity and …