Background: Cinta Senese (CS) is an autochthonous Tuscan breed, which
risked extinction since the \u201860s. Results: Monitoring the genetic
variability of the actual population by use of DNA molecular markers is
essential to address a correct breeding policy, finalized to obtain the
race preservation and its fitness in the future. 17 SSRs autosomal
markers and 1 associated to the X chromosome were used to genotype 86
individuals belonging to the CS and 12 belonging to two main white
races Landrace (L), Large White (LW) and crosses between LW and L and L
and CS widespread in Tuscany and used in the recent past to obtain
hybrids with the CS. Conclusions: A dendrogram of similarity measures
the relative genetic distance between individuals in the population.
Data show that CS pigs have a distinct genotype from L, LW, LW x L and
L x CS