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 …

Background Sheep were among the first animals to be domesticated. They are raised all
over the world and produce a major scale of animal-based protein for human consumption …

Improved management and use of estimated breeding values in breeding programmes,
have resulted in rapid genetic progress for small ruminants (SR) in Europe and other …

Background In the sheep breeding industry, heat stress caused by the general increase in
global temperature has become a significant issue, having both direct and indirect effects on …

Sheep are considered as a major contributor of global food security. Moreover, sheep
preweaning growth traits as well as in vivo carcass composition traits such as ultrasonic …

Objective: Body weight is an important economic trait for a goat, which greatly affects animal
growth and survival. The purpose of this study was to identify genes associated with birth …

Abstract Knowledge about genetic diversity and selection signatures are very essential for
the management and sustainable utilization of sheep genetic resources in India. In this …

Simple Summary Body weight traits are economically important in the sheep industry, and it
is critical to explore their underlying genetic architecture. Hence, four body weight traits …

Growth traits are quantitative traits controlled by multiple micro-effect genes. we identified
molecular markers related to sheep growth traits, which formed the basis of molecular …

Background The yak is the most important livestock in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and body
weight directly affects the economic values of yak. Up to date, the genome-wide profiling of …