Lipid deposition and metabolism in local and modern pig breeds: A review
K Poklukar, M Čandek-Potokar, N Batorek Lukač… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Intensive selective breeding and genetic improvement of relatively few pig
breeds led to the abandonment of many low productive local pig breeds. However, local pig …
breeds led to the abandonment of many low productive local pig breeds. However, local pig …
A decade of pig genome sequencing: a window on pig domestication and evolution
MAM Groenen - Genetics Selection Evolution, 2016 - Springer
Insight into how genomes change and adapt due to selection addresses key questions in
evolutionary biology and in domestication of animals and plants by humans. In that regard …
evolutionary biology and in domestication of animals and plants by humans. In that regard …
Genomic diversity, linkage disequilibrium and selection signatures in European local pig breeds assessed with a high density SNP chip
Genetic characterization of local breeds is essential to preserve their genomic variability, to
advance conservation policies and to contribute to their promotion and sustainability …
advance conservation policies and to contribute to their promotion and sustainability …
Whole genome analysis of water buffalo and global cattle breeds highlights convergent signatures of domestication
More people globally depend on the water buffalo than any other domesticated species, and
as the most closely related domesticated species to cattle they can provide important …
as the most closely related domesticated species to cattle they can provide important …
Detection of selection signatures in dairy and beef cattle using high-density genomic information
Background Artificial selection for economically important traits in cattle is expected to have
left distinctive selection signatures on the genome. Access to high-density genotypes …
left distinctive selection signatures on the genome. Access to high-density genotypes …
Adaptations to climate-mediated selective pressures in sheep
Following domestication, sheep (Ovis aries) have become essential farmed animals across
the world through adaptation to a diverse range of environments and varied production …
the world through adaptation to a diverse range of environments and varied production …
Whole-genome sequencing of European autochthonous and commercial pig breeds allows the detection of signatures of selection for adaptation of genetic resources …
Background Natural and artificial directional selection in cosmopolitan and autochthonous
pig breeds and wild boars have shaped their genomes and resulted in a reservoir of animal …
pig breeds and wild boars have shaped their genomes and resulted in a reservoir of animal …
Genomic analysis reveals selection for Asian genes in European pigs following human-mediated introgression
The independent domestication of local wild boar populations in Asia and Europe about
10,000 years ago led to distinct European and Asian pig breeds, each with very different …
10,000 years ago led to distinct European and Asian pig breeds, each with very different …
Map** signatures of positive selection in the genome of livestock
Human driven selection during domestication and subsequent breed formation and
breeding has left detectable signatures within the genome of livestock breeds. The …
breeding has left detectable signatures within the genome of livestock breeds. The …
Genome-wide SNP data unveils the globalization of domesticated pigs
Background Pigs were domesticated independently in Eastern and Western Eurasia early
during the agricultural revolution, and have since been transported and traded across the …
during the agricultural revolution, and have since been transported and traded across the …