Livestock plays a central role in sustaining human livelihood in South Asia. There are
numerous and distinct livestock species in South Asian countries. Several of them have …

Domestication of the Bovini species (taurine cattle, zebu, yak, river buffalo and swamp
buffalo) since the early Holocene (ca. 10 000 BCE) has contributed significantly to the …

The beef tenderization process during the post-mortem period is one of the most important
sensorial attributes and it is well-established. The aim of this study was to identify the genetic …

Two types of domestic water buffalo are currently recognized: the river buffalo from the
Indian subcontinent and Mediterranean countries and the swamp buffalo from China and …

Background India harbors the world's largest cattle population, encompassing over 50
distinct Bos indicus breeds. This rich genetic diversity underscores the inadequacy of a …

Various bovine species have been domesticated and bred for thousands of years, and they
provide adequate animal-derived products, including meat, milk, and leather, to meet human …

Drung cattle (Bos frontalis) have 58 chromosomes, differing from the Bos taurus 2 n= 60
karyotype. To date, its origin and evolution history have not been proven conclusively, and …

Abstract Background The gaur (Bos gaurus) is the largest extant wild bovine species, native
to South and Southeast Asia, with unique traits, and is listed as vulnerable by the …

This paper introduces a novel genome assembly optimization tool named LOCLA, which
stands for “Local Optimization for Chromosome-Level Assembly”. It identifies reads and …

Mithun (Bos frontalis), a domestically raised herbivore, holds significant economic
importance for the farming community of Northeast India. This study aimed to elucidate the …