Genetic Structure of the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa L.) Population in Portugal

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Fonseca ◽  
E. Ferreira ◽  
L. Souto ◽  
A. M.V.M. Soares
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa

scholarly journals Genetic structure of wild boar (Sus scrofa) populations from East Asia based on microsatellite loci analyses

BMC Genetics ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Choi ◽  
Ji-Eun Lee ◽  
Young-Jun Kim ◽  
Mi-Sook Min ◽  
Inna Voloshina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Microsatellite Loci ◽  
Sus Scrofa

scholarly journals Contemporary Genetic Structure, Phylogeography and Past Demographic Processes of Wild Boar Sus scrofa Population in Central and Eastern Europe

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. e91401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Szilvia Kusza ◽  
Tomasz Podgórski ◽  
Massimo Scandura ◽  
Tomasz Borowik ◽  
András Jávor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Demographic Processes

scholarly journals Population Genetic Structure of the Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) in the Carpathian Basin

Genes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1194
Author(s):  
Bendegúz Mihalik ◽  
Krisztián Frank ◽  
Putri Kusuma Astuti ◽  
Dániel Szemethy ◽  
László Szendrei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Genetic Difference ◽  
Carpathian Basin ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
Reproduction Rate ◽  
The North ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Physical Barriers

In the Carpathian Basin the wild boar (Sus scrofa) belongs among the most important game species both ecologically and economically, therefore knowing more about the basics of the genetics of the species is a key factor for accurate and sustainable management of its population. The aim of this study was to estimate the genetic diversity and to elucidate the genetic structure and location of wild boar populations in the Carpathian Basin. A total of 486 samples were collected and genotyped using 13 STR markers. The number of alleles varied between 4 and 14, at 9 of the 13 loci the observed heterozygosity was significantly different (p < 0.05) from the expected value, showing remarkable introgression in the population. The population was separated into two groups, with an Fst value of 0.03, suggesting the presence of two subpopulations. The first group included 147 individuals from the north-eastern part of Hungary, whereas the second group included 339 samples collected west and south of the first group. The two subpopulations’ genetic indices are roughly similar. The lack of physical barriers between the two groups indicates that the genetic difference is most likely caused by the high reproduction rate and large home range of the wild boars, or by some genetic traces’ having been preserved from both the last ice age and the period before the Hungarian water regulation.

scholarly journals The effects of habitat fragmentation on the genetic structure of wild boar (Sus scrofa) population in Lithuania

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Loreta Griciuvienė ◽  
Žygimantas Janeliūnas ◽  
Vaclovas Jurgelevičius ◽  
Algimantas Paulauskas
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Population Structure ◽  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Habitat Fragmentation ◽  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Isolation By Distance ◽  
Wild Boar Population ◽  
Ecological Features

Abstract Background Wild boar (Sus scrofa) is a widely distributed ungulate whose success can be attributed to a variety of ecological features. The genetic variation and population structure of Lithuania’s wild boar population have not yet been thoroughly studied. The purposes of this study were to investigate the genetic diversity of S. scrofa and assess the effects of habitat fragmentation on the population structure of wild boar in Lithuania. A total of 96 S. scrofa individuals collected from different regions of Lithuania were genotyped using fifteen microsatellite loci. Results The microsatellite analysis of the wild boars indicated high levels of genetic diversity within the population. Microsatellite markers showed evidence of a single panmictic wild boar population in Lithuania according to STRUCTURE’s highest average likelihood, which was K = 1. This was supported by pairwise Fst values and AMOVA, which indicated no differentiation between the four sampling areas. The results of the Mantel test revealed a weak isolation by distance and geographic diversity gradients that persisted between locations. Motorway fencing and heavy traffic were not an effective barrier to wild boar movement. Conclusions There was limited evidence of population genetic structure among the wild boar, supporting the presence of a single population across the study area and indicating that there may be no barriers hindering wild boar dispersal across the landscape. The widespread wild boar population in Lithuania, the high level of genetic variation observed within subpopulations, and the low level of variation identified between subpopulations suggest migration and gene flow between locations. The results of this study should provide valuable information in future for understanding and comparing the detailed structure of wild boar population in Lithuania following the outbreak of African swine fever.

scholarly journals A correlation of Mycobacterium bovis SB0134 infection between cattle and a wild boar (Sus Scrofa) in Campania region

2021 ◽  
pp. 100182
Author(s):  
Emanuela Sannino ◽  
Lorena Cardillo ◽  
Rubina Paradiso ◽  
Anna Cerrone ◽  
Paolo Coppa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Campania Region

Occurrence of Aujeszky’s disease in wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Slovakia

Biologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Čonková-Skybová ◽  
Silvia Zemanová ◽  
Katarína Bárdová ◽  
Peter Reichel ◽  
Róbert Link ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
Aujeszky's Disease ◽  
Aujeszky’S Disease

scholarly journals First Report of Echinococcus ortleppi in Free-Living Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) from Portugal

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1256
Author(s):  
Teresa Letra Mateus ◽  
Maria João Gargaté ◽  
Anabela Vilares ◽  
Idalina Ferreira ◽  
Manuela Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Internal Transcribed Spacer ◽  
Sus Scrofa ◽  
One Health ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Free Living ◽  
First Report ◽  
Wildlife Reservoirs ◽  
First Time ◽  
Echinococcus Granulosus Sensu Lato

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonosis that is prevalent worldwide. It is considered endemic in Portugal but few studies have been performed on Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and their hosts. In this study, CE cysts are reported for the first time in a free-living wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Portugal. The presence of the metacestodes in the liver of the wild boar was identified by morphological features, microscopic examination and molecular analysis. The sequencing of part of the DNA nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer-1 (ITS-1) region revealed a G5 genotype that presently corresponds to Echinococcus ortleppi. This is the first report of E. ortleppi in Portugal and to the best of the authors’ knowledge, in Europe. These results suggest that wild boar may be a host of CE, namely, crossing the livestock–wildlife interface, which has important public health implications. Wildlife reservoirs must be taken into account as CE hosts and surveillance of game as well as health education for hunters should be implemented using a One Health approach, with implementation of feasible and tailor-made control strategies, namely, proper elimination of byproducts in the field.

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