animals Article Redefinition of the Mora Romagnola Pig Breed Herd Book Standard Based on DNA Markers Useful to Authenticate Its “Mono-Breed” Products: An Example of Sustainable Conservation of a Livestock Genetic Resource Silvia Tinarelli 1,2, Anisa Ribani 1, Valerio Joe Utzeri 1, Valeria Taurisano 1 , Claudio Bovo 3, Stefania Dall’Olio 1, Francesco Nen 2, Samuele Bovo 1 , Giuseppina Schiavo 1, Maurizio Gallo 2 and Luca Fontanesi 1,* 1 Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Bologna, Viale Fanin 46, 40127 Bologna, Italy;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +39-051-2096535 Simple Summary: Autochthonous breeds are, in general, well adapted to their production systems in Citation: Tinarelli, S.; Ribani, A.; which they have been constituted but they are usually less efficient than commercial breeds. Therefore, Utzeri, V.J.; Taurisano, V.; Bovo, C.; Dall’Olio, S.; Nen, F.; Bovo, S.; conservation strategies of livestock genetic resources should be designed to assure profitability to Schiavo, G.; Gallo, M.; et al. the farmers. The development of “mono-breed” brand products is one of the most effective actions Redefinition of the Mora Romagnola towards this aim.