Czech J. Anim. Sci., 2024, 69(8):317-322 | DOI: 10.17221/116/2024-CJAS

Pedigree-based genetic diversity of Debrecen White rabbitOriginal Paper

János Posta ORCID...1, Noémi Anikó Szabó1, Róbert Juráskó2
1 Department of Animal Husbandry, Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
2 Institute of Animal Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), Kaposvár, Hungary

This research was carried out to evaluate the pedigree data of the Debrecen White rabbit breed. Pedigree information was supplied by the Debrecen White Rabbit Breeder Association. The final dataset contained all available information on animals registered by the breeding association up to 2023. The reference population was the active breeding stock in 2023. The estimated complete generation equivalent was 7.8, while the mean of maximum generations was 16.29 for the present stock. All individuals within the current population were inbred, with a 5.37% mean inbreeding coefficient. The division of the inbreeding coefficient showed that homozygosity is increasing in the current population. The genetic conservation index (GCI) was higher than 30 for 10.11% for the total population, and was above 38.69% for the current population.

Keywords: genetic variability; inbreeding; pedigree analysis

Received: July 17, 2024; Accepted: August 13, 2024; Prepublished online: August 20, 2024; Published: August 30, 2024  Show citation

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Posta J, Szabó NA, Juráskó R. Pedigree-based genetic diversity of Debrecen White rabbit. Czech J. Anim. Sci. 2024;69(8):317-322. doi: 10.17221/116/2024-CJAS.
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