Digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) is an emerging technique for the absolute
quantification of target nucleic acids. dPCR got attention as a precise quantification tool in …

Goats are important livestock species worldwide, due to their valuable commodities,
including meat, milk, dairy products, fleece, and skin. Most of the economically important …

Abstract Background Alpaca (Vicugna pacos), llama (Lama glama), vicugna (Vicugna
vicugna) and guanaco (Lama guanicoe), are the camelid species distributed over the …

Simple Summary Body conformation traits are economically important in the goat meat
industry. Good growth performance in goats, including an accelerated growth rate, can …

The litter size of domestic goats and sheep is an economically important trait that shows
variation within breeds. Strenuous efforts have been made to understand the genetic …

Since domestication, farm animals have played a key role to increase the prosperity of
humankind, while animal welfare (AW) is debated even today. This paper aims to …

Abstract Pleiomorphic adenoma gene 1 (PLAG1) is mainly expressed in embryonic
development, and it is reported to take an effect on the growth performance of mice, cattle …

Fecundity in livestock is an economically important complex quantitative trait that is
influenced by both genetics and the environment. However, the underlying genetic …

The East Friesian sheep is one of the important high-yielding dairy sheep breeds, but still
little is known about their genetic and genomic variation during domestication. Therefore, we …

Simple Summary As the global population continues to grow and the demand for unique
meat flavor increases, goat meat has emerged as a sustainable choice for meat …