<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this study was to detect possible differences between farmed and wild-living raccoon dogs. Analysis of polymorphism in 15 microsatellite sequences led to the conclusion that raccoon dogs raised on Polish farms and wild raccoon dogs living in Poland are two genetically distinct groups of animals. Wild Polish raccoon dogs are genetically more similar to the population of wild animals from the Kaliningrad Region than to farmed animals. The analysis of microsatellite loci showed clear genetic differences between farmed and wild-living populations of raccoon dog, despite only 50 years of isolation of the two groups of animals. The farmed population was characterized by higher genetic variation than the wild-living population. On the basis of the analyses three microsatellite loci (INU014, Ren13J22 and Ren41D20) were proposed for determination of the origin of animals that have escaped from farms.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study was to detect possible differences between farmed and wild-living raccoon dogs. Analysis of polymorphism in 15 microsatellite sequences led to the conclusion that raccoon dogs raised on Polish farms and wild raccoon dogs living in Poland are two genetically distinct groups of animals. Wild Polish raccoon dogs are genetically more similar to the population of wild animals from the Kaliningrad Region than to farmed animals. The analysis of microsatellite loci showed clear genetic differences between farmed and wild-living populations of raccoon dog, despite only 50 years of isolation of the two groups of animals. The farmed population was characterized by higher genetic variation than the wild-living population. On the basis of the analyses three microsatellite loci (INU014, Ren13J22 and Ren41D20) were proposed for determination of the origin of animals that have escaped from farms.

Analysis of Genetic Variability in Farmed and Wild Populations of Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes Procyonoides) Using Microsatellite Sequences

Department of Biological Basis of Animal Production, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Akademicka 13, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

Laboratory of Genomics, National Research Institute of Animal Production, 32-083 Balice n. Kraków, Poland

Department of Genetics, University of Rzeszów, Rejtana 16 C, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland

Annals of Animal Science

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The aim of this study was to detect possible differences between farmed and wild-living raccoon dogs. Analysis of polymorphism in 15 microsatellite sequences...

Analysis of Genetic Variability in Farmed and Wild Populations of Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes Procyonoides) Using Microsatellite Sequences

Article Category: Animal Genetics and Breeding

Published Online: Oct 29, 2015

Page range: 889 - 901

Received: Mar 31, 2015

Accepted: Jul 03, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2015-0048

Keywords
Nyctereutes procyonoides, wild and farmed animals, microsatellites, population assignment

© by Kornel Kasperek

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Analysis of Genetic Variability in Farmed and Wild Populations of Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes Procyonoides) Using Microsatellite Sequences

Article Category: Animal Genetics and Breeding

Published Online: Oct 29, 2015

Page range: 889 - 901

Received: Mar 31, 2015

Accepted: Jul 03, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2015-0048

KeywordsNyctereutes procyonoides, wild and farmed animals, microsatellites, population assignment

© by Kornel Kasperek

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Nyctereutes procyonoides, wild and farmed animals, microsatellites, population assignment