The development of improved methods for genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) for
genetics of quantitative traits has been an active area of research during the last 25 years …

Background Climate and farming systems, several of which are considered as low-input
agricultural systems, vary between goat populations from Northern and Southern Italy and …

Background Wool fibers are valuable materials for textile industry. Typical wool fibers are
divided into medullated and non-medullated types, with the former generated from primary …

Copy number variants (CNVs) are genomic structural variations that contribute to many
adaptive and economically important traits in livestock. In this study, we detected CNVs in …

Copy number variation (CNV), an important source of genomic structural variation, can
disturb genetic structure, dosage, regulation and expression, and is associated with …

India is home to a large and diverse buffalo population. The Murrah breed of North India is
known for its milk production, and it has been used in breeding programs in several …

Among livestock species, sheep have played an early major role in the Mediterranean area.
Italy has a long history of sheep breeding and, despite a dramatic contraction in numbers …

Resistin is one of the most important adipocytokines in mammalian cells due to its
involvement in insulin resistance, obesity, and autoimmune diseases. Resistin is encoded …

Awassi breed is an important sheep in the Middle East, but its lower twinning potential is a
limitation against improvement. Due to the dynamic role of oocyte-expressed protein (OOEP) …

Although viruses are obligate intracellular parasites, they have their own evolutionary
trajectory, their genomes are in a constant battle to overcome the defenses of the host. This …