Livestock populations have been consistently improving in terms of performance and
productivity by selective breeding over the centuries. These selection strategies are …

The purpose of this paper is to summarize the available important information on local pig
breeds maintained in Europe. Genetic erosion has prompted national and international …

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 …

Preserving diversity of indigenous pig (Sus scrofa) breeds is a key factor to (i) sustain the
pork chain (both at local and global scales) including the production of high-quality branded …

Growth rate plays a critical role in the pig industry and is related to quantitative traits
controlled by many genes. Here, we aimed to identify causative mutations and candidate …

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 …

Domestication of Atlantic salmon started approximately 40 years ago, using artificial
selection through genetic improvement programs. Selection is likely to have imposed …

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 …

Chinese local cattle with a high level of genetic diversity mainly originate from two
subspecies; the cattle in northern China are primarily Bos Taurus, and the cattle in southern …

Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are continuous segments of the genome that arose as a result
of inbreeding, resulting in the inheritance of identical haplotypes from both parents who …