Abstract
A total of 123 sheep belonging to the Djallonké, Mossi, and Burkina-Sahel breeds, along with 41 Spanish Xalda sheep were genotyped for 27 microsatellites. The pair Djallonké-Mossi had the highest between breeds molecular coancestry. Admixture analysis informed on the parental role of the Burkina-Sahel and Djallonké breeds. The Mossi breed was a hybrid population nearer to the Djallonké breed. Only half of the Mossi individuals were correctly assigned to their breed. The Burkina-Sahel and Djallonké breeds can be considered ancestrally different genetic entities. Differentiation between the Djallonké and Mossi breeds may be due to introgression of Sahelian sheep.
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