Genetic diversity of Yunnan local pig breeds inferred from blood protein electrophoresis

Protein electrophoresis was used to examine theblood protein polymorphism in Yunnan local pig breeds,i.e., the Saba pig, Dahe pig, and Diannan small-ear pigbreeds. Of 38 genetic loci surveyed, 9 were found to be polymorphic. The percentage ofpolymorphic loci (P) varies from 0.1875 to 0.2121, andthe mean individual heterozygosity (H) varies from0.0712 to 0.1027 in three pig breeds. The resultsindicate that blood protein polymorphism in Yunnan pigbreeds is high. Yunnan local pig breeds have a wealth ofgenetic diversity at the level of blood proteins.