The chicken continues to hold its position as a leading model organism within many areas of
research, as well as being a major source of protein for human consumption. The First …

Background Indigenous chickens were developed through a combination of natural and
artificial selection; essentially, changes in genomes led to the formation of these modern …

Simple Summary The degree of relationship among livestock breeds can be quantified by
the Fst statistic, which measures the extent of genetic differentiation between them. An Fst …

Simple Summary The abundant animal genetic resources ensure sustainable and
successful development of animal husbandry. The lack of appropriate long-term …

Monitoring the genetic diversity of small populations is important with respect to conserving
rare and valuable chicken breeds, as well as discovery and innovation in germplasm …

The conservation of genetic resources is becoming increasingly important for the
sustainable development of the poultry industry. In the present study, we systematically …

The identification of the dwarf phenotype in chicken is based on body weight, height, and
shank length, leaving the differentiation between dwarf and small breeds ambiguous. The …

Italian local turkey populations are an important source of genetic diversity that should be
preserved through an in vivo approach. Whole genome sequencing (WGS) and genoty** …

Abstract Background In Tibet, the two most important breeds are Tibetan chicken and Lhasa
white chicken, and the duo exhibit specific adaptations to the high altitude thereby supplying …

Simple Summary Artificial selection has been applied to domesticated birds for many
decades. More recently, this selection has made use of so-called single-nucleotide …