Banat donkey, a neglected donkey breed from the central Balkans (Serbia)
2020
Аутори
Stanišić, LjubodragAleksić, Jelena M.
Dimitrijević, Vladimir
Kovačević, Branislav
Stevanović, Jevrosima
Stanimirović, Zoran
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The dominant donkey breed in the Balkans is the mid-sized Balkan donkey with a grey to chocolate coat color. Local breeders from Serbia, however, still maintain a few larger individuals of a lighter coat color, named Banat donkey, and speculate that they are descendants of a Spanish donkey heard that had been transferred to the Banat region by the Hapsburg Queen Maria Theresa in the XVIII century for a specific purpose, to work in local vineyards. We have previously found a unique nuclear gene-pool and a prevalence of mitochondrial Clade 2 haplotypes in several such animals. In this study, we: (i) perform a comparative analysis of 18 morphological traits of the Banat donkey (seven individuals), Balkan donkey (53 individuals from two sub-populations of this breed) and the potential hybrids (eight individuals), and demonstrate the morphological distinctiveness of the Banat donkey, highlighting the diagnostic traits for distinguishing the breed: hip height, croup width, body length and ch...est depth; (ii) reanalyse published nuclear microsatellite data for these groups, and reveal that, although severely depopulated, the genetically distinct Banat donkey is not severely affected by the loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding; (iii) demonstrate that previously published Banat donkey mitochondrial haplotypes, analyzed genealogically together with those reported in ancient and modern individuals from Spain, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus and Africa, are shared with three Spanish breeds and individuals belonging to Amiata and some other Italian breeds. A unique morphological feature present in Banat and Somali wild donkeys, but also in Amiata donkeys, black stripes on legs, suggests that the origin of Clade 2 donkeys may be much more complex than previously thought. Actions to preserve the Banat donkey, a valuable but critically endangered genetic resource (<100 individuals), are urgent.
Кључне речи:
Equus asinus / Donkey breeds / The Balkans / Conservation of genetic resources / Genetic diversity / Mitochondrial genome / Morphological traits / Nuclear microsatellitesИзвор:
PEERJ, 2020, 8, 8598-Издавач:
- Peerj Inc, London
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Молекуларно-генетичка и екофизиолошка истраживања у заштити аутохтоних анималних генетичких ресурса, очувању добробити, здравља и репродукције гајених животиња и производњи безбедне хране (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-46002)
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Stanišić, Ljubodrag AU - Aleksić, Jelena M. AU - Dimitrijević, Vladimir AU - Kovačević, Branislav AU - Stevanović, Jevrosima AU - Stanimirović, Zoran PY - 2020 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1808 AB - The dominant donkey breed in the Balkans is the mid-sized Balkan donkey with a grey to chocolate coat color. Local breeders from Serbia, however, still maintain a few larger individuals of a lighter coat color, named Banat donkey, and speculate that they are descendants of a Spanish donkey heard that had been transferred to the Banat region by the Hapsburg Queen Maria Theresa in the XVIII century for a specific purpose, to work in local vineyards. We have previously found a unique nuclear gene-pool and a prevalence of mitochondrial Clade 2 haplotypes in several such animals. In this study, we: (i) perform a comparative analysis of 18 morphological traits of the Banat donkey (seven individuals), Balkan donkey (53 individuals from two sub-populations of this breed) and the potential hybrids (eight individuals), and demonstrate the morphological distinctiveness of the Banat donkey, highlighting the diagnostic traits for distinguishing the breed: hip height, croup width, body length and chest depth; (ii) reanalyse published nuclear microsatellite data for these groups, and reveal that, although severely depopulated, the genetically distinct Banat donkey is not severely affected by the loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding; (iii) demonstrate that previously published Banat donkey mitochondrial haplotypes, analyzed genealogically together with those reported in ancient and modern individuals from Spain, Italy, Turkey, Cyprus and Africa, are shared with three Spanish breeds and individuals belonging to Amiata and some other Italian breeds. A unique morphological feature present in Banat and Somali wild donkeys, but also in Amiata donkeys, black stripes on legs, suggests that the origin of Clade 2 donkeys may be much more complex than previously thought. Actions to preserve the Banat donkey, a valuable but critically endangered genetic resource (<100 individuals), are urgent. PB - Peerj Inc, London T2 - PEERJ T1 - Banat donkey, a neglected donkey breed from the central Balkans (Serbia) VL - 8 SP - 8598 DO - 10.7717/peerj.8598 ER -
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Stanišić, L., Aleksić, J. M., Dimitrijević, V., Kovačević, B., Stevanović, J.,& Stanimirović, Z.. (2020). Banat donkey, a neglected donkey breed from the central Balkans (Serbia). in PEERJ Peerj Inc, London., 8, 8598. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8598
Stanišić L, Aleksić JM, Dimitrijević V, Kovačević B, Stevanović J, Stanimirović Z. Banat donkey, a neglected donkey breed from the central Balkans (Serbia). in PEERJ. 2020;8:8598. doi:10.7717/peerj.8598 .
Stanišić, Ljubodrag, Aleksić, Jelena M., Dimitrijević, Vladimir, Kovačević, Branislav, Stevanović, Jevrosima, Stanimirović, Zoran, "Banat donkey, a neglected donkey breed from the central Balkans (Serbia)" in PEERJ, 8 (2020):8598, https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8598 . .