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 …

Simple Summary Staphylococci are present in the microbiota of both humans and animal
species, being recognized as the most important opportunistic pathogens. Antimicrobial …

Wallachian and Sumava sheep are autochthonous breeds that have undergone a significant
bottleneck effect and subsequent restoration efforts. The first objective of this study was to …

Northwest-African sheep represent an ideal case-study for assessing the potential impact of
genetic homogenization as a threat to the future of traditional breeds that are adapted to …

In this study, we investigated how IBD patterns shared between individuals of the same
breed could be informative of its admixture level, with the underlying assumption that the …

Numerous studies have indicated that Morocco's indigenous sheep breeds are genetically
homogenous, posing a risk to their survival in the challenging harsh climate conditions …

There is evidence that Murciano Granadina (MG), the most important caprine dairy breed in
Spain, has been introgressed by African goats, but the precise geographic origin of such …

Background Goats were domesticated in the Fertile Crescent about 10,000 years before
present (YBP) and subsequently spread across Eurasia and Africa. This dispersal is …

Livestock is heavily affected by trypanosomosis in Africa. Through strong selective pressure,
several African indigenous breeds of cattle and small ruminants have acquired varying …

Résumé Le cheptel caprin algérien, composé d'environ cinq millions de têtes, est sous-
exploité. Elevée traditionnellement, la chèvre a toujours été considérée comme une espèce …