Landscape Genetics Reveals Geographic Structuring of Locally Adapted Goat Populations from Brazil, Spain, and Ecuador
Luis Antonio Castillo Cevallos, Laura Leandro da Rocha, Edgar Lenin Aguirre Riofrio, Amparo Martinez Martinez, Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Maria Norma Ribeiro · 2026
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Description
Local goat breeds carry gene variety that farm systems in harsh lands depend on, but crossbreeding with commercial breeds is eroding it. Luis Antonio Castillo Cevallos and co-authors compare fifteen goat populations from Brazil, Spain, and Ecuador. They typed 561 goats at twenty-three marker spots in the DNA and combined the genetic data with maps of where each herd lives.
The local herds held plenty of variety, with Spanish and Ecuadorian goats slightly ahead of Brazilian ones. Genetic distance tracked geographic distance closely, a sign that isolation shapes these populations. The maps also hinted at barriers that block herds from mixing. Shared ancestry between Iberian and South American goats still shows through. The authors argue that pairing genetics with geography makes for smarter conservation plans.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Luis Antonio Castillo Cevallos, Laura Leandro da Rocha, Edgar Lenin Aguirre Riofrio, Amparo Martinez Martinez, Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Maria Norma Ribeiro |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |