Genetic structure of Tsigai, Ruda, Pramenka and other local sheep in Southern and Eastern Europe

In our previous study (Kusza et al., 2008) interesting and suprised genetic relationship was found among local sheep breeds from Southern and Eastern Europe. Therefore in this study our aim was to determine further analyzes to determine genetic structure of thirteen local sheep populations from Romania, Albania, Croatia, Turkey and Serbia with new statistical methods. The findings obtained suggest the need to set up monitoring and to organize mating plans with the aim of increasing the genetic variability that is being compromised by the high level of inbreeding.