Simple Summary After domestication in specific regions, livestock followed human
migrations and colonized the whole world. During this population expansion, human and …

Simple Summary This study synthesizes reports on body conformation traits in dairy cows,
emphasizing their importance in dairy farming. It elucidates the potential role of these traits …

Background Genotypic information produced from single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
arrays has routinely been used to identify genomic regions associated with complex traits in …

Background The importance of sheep breeding in the Mediterranean part of the eastern
Adriatic has a long tradition since its arrival during the Neolithic migrations. Sheep …

Simple Summary Cashmere goats are valuable genetic resources which are famous for their
high-quality fiber. Runs of homozygosity (ROHs) refer to uninterrupted sequences of …

Simple Summary Udder conformation traits are economically important for dairy animals in
the dairy industry. Milk production loss can be reduced via a better udder structure in dairy …

Sheep show characteristics of phenotypic diversity and adaptation to diverse climatic
regions. Previous studies indicated associations between copy number variations (CNVs) …

Murrah breed of buffalo is an excellent dairy germplasm known for its superior milk quality in
terms of milk fat and solids-not-fat (SNF); however, it is often reported that Indian buffaloes …

Selection on complex traits can rapidly drive evolution, especially in stressful environments.
This polygenic selection does not leave intense sweep signatures on the genome, rather …

Climate change is a major concern for the near future and for livestock breeding. Cattle
breeding, due to its greenhouse gas emissions, is one of the most implicated industries …