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Characterisation of genetic variation in the European pig to facilitate the maintenance and exploitation of biodiversity

Responsibility of:	Country of Origin	Breed Code	Breed	Line Number	Sample Size
Initial breed set - including the breeds selected in PiGMaP
INRA	Germany	AS	Angler Sattelschwein	1	56
	Germany	BB	Bunte Bentheimer	1	47
	Italy	CA	Calabrese	1	19
	Italy	CT	Casertana	1	28
	Italy	CS	Cinta Senese	1	30
	France	CR	Créole	1	44
	Italy	DU	Duroc	1	50
	Germany	DU	Duroc (Schaumann)	3	49
	France	DR	DRB (synthetic) (SCAPAAG)	1	50
	Germany	HA	Hampshire (BHZP)	2	60
	France	LA	Laconie (synthetic) (Pen Ar Lan)	1	49
	France	LR	French Landrace	1	51
	Italy	LR	Landrace	3	50
	Denmark	LR	Landrace (Contemporary)	4	52
	Denmark	LR	Landrace (1950)	5	30
	Finland	LR	Landrace	6	56
	Norway	LR	Landrace	8	50
	Iceland	LR	Landrace	9	35
	France	LR	Landrace (F Hybrides)	13	51
	Germany	LR	German Landrace (BHZP)	14	55
	France	LW	Large White (dam)	1	50
	Germany	LW	Large White	2	52
	Italy	LW	Large White	3	50
	France	LW	Large White (F Hybrides)	8	50
	France	LW	Large White (Pen Ar Lan)	9	46
	Germany	LW	Large White (BHZP)	10	50
	Sweden	LS	Linderödssvin	1	36
	Lithuania	LT	Lithuanian Bead	1	n/a
	Spain	MJ	Manchado de Jabugo	1	36
	Germany	MA	Mangalica	1	29
	France	MS	Meishan	1	25
	Spain	NC	Negro Canario	1	18
	Spain	NI	Negro Iberico	1	48
	Italy	NS	Nera Siciliana	1	50
	France	PI	Piétrain	2	50
	Germany	PI	Piétrain	3	51
	France	PI	Piétrain (F Hybrides)	5	48
	Czech Republic	PR	Presticke	1	50
	Poland	PU	Pulawska Spot	1	48
	Spain	RE	Retinto	1	68
	France	TM	Tia Meslan (Pen Ar Lan)	1	49

Pig Improvement Company (Cambridge)	United Kingdom	DU	Duroc (PIC)	2	50
	United Kingdom	HA	Hampshire (PIC)	1	50
	United Kingdom	LR	Landrace (PIC1)	10	50
	United Kingdom	LR	Landrace (PIC2)	11	50
	United Kingdom	LR	Landrace (PIC3)	12	48
	United Kingdom	LW	Large White (PIC1)	5	50
	United Kingdom	LW	Large White (PIC2)	6	50
	United Kingdom	LW	Large White (PIC3)	7	50
	United Kingdom	LE	Leicoma (synthetic) (PIC)	1	50
	United Kingdom	MS	Meishan	2	22
	United Kingdom	PI	Piétrain (PIC)	4	50

Roslin Institute (Roslin)	United Kingdom	BK	Berkshire	1	50
	United Kingdom	BL	British Lop	1	35
	United Kingdom	BS	British Saddleback	1	42
	United Kingdom	GO	Gloucester Old Spot	1	53
	United Kingdom	LB	Large Black	1	52
	United Kingdom	MS	Meishan	2	14
	United Kingdom	MW	Middle White	1	38
	United Kingdom	TA	Tamworth	1	42

PiGMaP	France	BA	Basque	1	46
	Sweden	WP	European Wild Pig	1	12
	France	GA	Gascon	1	56
	Germany	LR	German Landrace	2	50
	Sweden	LR	Landrace	7	24
	Netherlands	LW	Large White	4	30
	France	LI	Limousin	1	56
	France	NO	Normand	1	52
	Belgium	PI	Piétrain	1	46
	Germany	SH	Schwäbisch-Hällisches	1	45
	Denmark	SO	Sortbroget	1	50

Additional breeds
Responsibility of:	Country of Origin	Breed Code	Breed	Line Number	Sample Size
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro	Portugal	BI	Bisaro	1	60
INRA	France	LW	Large White (sire)	12	34
INRA	Italy	MR	Mora Romagnola	1	12

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