Whole genome sequence of Vietnamese native pig breed

There are many valuable breeds of pig in Vietnam, but many native Vietnamese varieties are at risk of extinction as economic development has resulted in the introduction of foreign breeds. Some native varieties are expected to include lines suitable as animal hosts for the production of organs for xenotransplantation into human recipients, and there is conjecture that other breeds with useful traits may still be undiscovered. In order to protect these rare breeds as pig germplasm, the project is creating a cryogenic gene bank (cryo-bank) system that stores sperm, oocytes, fertilized oocytes, etc., and promotes their utilization. In this project, we aim to investigate the genetic characteristics of the Vietnamese native pig breed by whole genome sequencing of 3 individual sows from Mu Can Chai district, Yen Bai province, Vietnam. The study has been supported in part by Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) (JPMJSA1404) from the Japan Science and Technology Agency/Japan International Cooperation Agency (JST/JICA) and also by Accelerating Social Implementation for SDGs Achievement (aXis) (JPMJAS2006) from JST.