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On the origins of American Criollo pigs: A common genetic background with a lasting Iberian signature.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2021
Revidatti Maria Antonia, Gama Luis T, Martin Burriel Inmaculada, Cortés Gardyn Oscar, Cappello Villada Juan Sebastian, Carolino María Inés, Cañón Francisco Javier, Ginja Catarina, Sponenberg Philip, Vicente Antonio P, Zaragoza Pilar, Delgado Juan Vicente, Martínez Amparo
Abstract excerpt
American Criollo pigs are thought to descend mainly from those imported from the Iberian Peninsula starting in the late 15th century. Criollo pigs subsequently expanded throughout the Americas, adapting to very diverse environments, and possibly receiving influences from other origins. With the intensification of agriculture in the mid-20th century, cosmopolitan breeds largely replaced Criollo pigs, and the few...
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