Domestic goats (Capra hircus) are spread across the five continents with a census of 1
billion individuals. The worldwide population of goats descends from a limited number of …

Goats have made an important contribution to household income and food security,
especially in rural areas. Goats have provided meat and milk as high-quality protein …

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 …

The investigation of genetic diversity at molecular level has been proposed as a valuable
complement and sometimes proxy to phenotypic diversity of local breeds and is presently …

Focusing on cattle (Bos taurus, Bos indicus), the present paper discusses the concept of the
breed in the context of the dynamic history of livestock domestication. A breed categorization …

Background China has numerous native domestic goat breeds, however, extensive studies
are focused on the genetic diversity within the fewer breeds and limited regions, the …

Ethiopia lies within the earliest geographic center for the dispersal of livestock into the
African continent. It therefore comprises a unique repository of livestock genetic diversity in …

In the last decades, several endangered breeds of livestock species have been re‐
established effectively. However, the successful revival of the Dutch and Danish Landrace …

The genetic relationships between different populations and breeds of exotic dairy goats in
Thailand were studied using 12 microsatellite markers. Blood samples were obtained from …

Goats are important livestock in Indonesia as a source of animal protein and income.
Indonesia has several indigenous goat breeds with distinct characteristics. 379 unrelated …