Genome wide association study in casertana pigs identifies genomic regions affecting the hairless phenotype

<p>Casertana is an autochthonous pig breed mainly raised in the Central-South of Italy. This local breed is considered the descendant of the influential Neapolitan breed of the late 18th and 19th centuries. Casertana pigs are characterized by a black or slate-grey coat colour, wrinkled skin, forward ears, two goatlike wattles (not always present) and a typical, almost complete, hairless phenotype.