Livestock populations have been consistently improving in terms of performance and
productivity by selective breeding over the centuries. These selection strategies are …

Conservation of biodiversity is critical for the coexistence of humans and the sustenance of
other living organisms within the ecosystem. Identification and prioritization of specific …

Background The detection of signatures of selection in genomic regions provides insights
into the evolutionary process, enabling discoveries regarding complex phenotypic traits. In …

Pig as a food source serves daily dietary demand to a wide population around the world.
Preference of meat depends on various factors with muscle play the central role. In this …

To meet human needs, domestic pigeons (Columba livia) with various phenotypes have
been bred to provide genetic material for our research on artificial selection and local …

Simple Summary Horse breeds with alternative lateral gaits, such as the running walk, rack,
broken pace, hard pace, and broken trot, were important historically and are popular today …

Chakouyi (CKY) horses from the Qinghai‒**zang Plateau are well known for their unique
lateral gaits and high-altitude adaptation, but genetic mechanisms underlying these …