Background After domestication, the evolution of phenotypically-varied sheep breeds has
generated rich biodiversity. This wide phenotypic variation arises as a result of hidden …

Structural variations (SVs) are a major contributor to genetic diversity and phenotypic
variations, but their prevalence and functions in domestic animals are largely unexplored …

Chicken is a major source of protein for the increasing human population and is useful for
research purposes. There are almost 1,600 distinct regional breeds of chicken across the …

Domestic sheep and their wild relatives harbor substantial genetic variants that can form the
backbone of molecular breeding, but their genome landscapes remain understudied. Here …

The development and dispersal of agropastoralism transformed the cultural and ecological
landscapes of the Old World, but little is known about when or how this process first …

Background Heritable rumen microbiota is an important modulator of ruminant growth
performance. However, no information exists to date on host genetics-rumen microbiota …

The fat tail of sheep is an important organ that has evolved to adapt to extreme
environments. However, the genetic mechanisms underlying the fat tail phenotype remain …

Background Sheep and goats have undergone domestication and improvement to produce
similar phenotypes, which have been greatly impacted by structural variants (SVs). Here, we …

The domestication and subsequent development of sheep are crucial events in the history of
human civilization and the agricultural revolution. However, the impact of interspecific …

Background The detection of selective traits in different populations can not only reveal
current mechanisms of artificial selection for breeding, but also provide new insights into …