The Tankwa Karoo National Park feral goat population : a unique genetic resource

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dc.contributor.author Kotze, Antoinette
dc.contributor.author Grobler, J. Paul
dc.contributor.author Van Marle-Koster, Este
dc.contributor.author Jonker, T.
dc.contributor.author Dalton, Desire L.
dc.date.accessioned 2015-02-11T08:58:46Z
dc.date.available 2015-02-11T08:58:46Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.description.abstract The feral goats from Tankwa Karoo National Park in the Northern Cape, South Africa, constitute a potentially unique goat population, which dates back to the early 1900s, but is now at risk of extinction. A total of 66 feral goats from Tankwa Park and former Tankwa goats, now kept on a private farm were genotyped, using eight microsatellite markers. The data were compared with genotypic data of selected commercial breeds (Angora, Boer and Saanen dairy goats). Analysis of population structure using Bayesian and frequency-based methods suggests some uniqueness in the Tankwa populations. This uniqueness may reflect decades of random drift, but could also reflect alleles for adaptation to a harsh environment resulting from natural selection. These results are the first for the Tankwa goat and provide essential information for compiling a strategy for conservation and breeding of this genetic resource. en_ZA
dc.description.librarian hb2015 en_ZA
dc.description.uri http://www.sasas.co.za/ en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation Kotze, A, Grobler, JP, Van Marle-Koster, E, Jonker, T & Dalton, DL 2014, 'The Tankwa Karoo National Park feral goat population : a unique genetic resource : short communication', South African Journal of Animal Science, vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 43-48. en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn 0375-1589 (print)
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43631
dc.language.iso en en_ZA
dc.publisher South African Society for Animal Science en_ZA
dc.rights Copyright resides with the authors in terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 South African Licence. en_ZA
dc.subject Conservation en_ZA
dc.subject Genetic variability en_ZA
dc.subject Goat biodiversity en_ZA
dc.subject Tankwa feral goats en_ZA
dc.subject Tankwa Karoo National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa en_ZA
dc.title The Tankwa Karoo National Park feral goat population : a unique genetic resource en_ZA
dc.type Article en_ZA


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