Simple Summary According to the tail types, sheep can be briefly classified into three groups
(fat-tailed, fat-rumped, and thin-tailed sheep). In this study, we used these three typical …

As the expectation of the influence of climate change scenarios increases, the effect of heat
stress on small ruminants is significant due to their importance for smallholders in stressful …

Background Nowadays, both customers and producers prefer thin-tailed fat sheep. To
effectively breed for this phenotype, it is important to identify candidate genes and uncover …

Copy number variants (CNVs) are a type of genetic polymorphism which contribute to
phenotypic variation in several species, including livestock. In this study, we used genomic …

The Lanzhou Fat-Tail sheep (LFTS, long fat-tailed sheep) is an endangered sheep breed in
China with a fat tail compared to the traditional local varieties, Small Tail Han sheep (STHS …

Fat‐tailed sheep have a unique characteristic of depositing fat in their tails. In the present
study, we conducted genome‐wide association studies (GWAS) on traits related to tail fat …

Genomic regions subjected to selection frequently show signatures such as within-
population reduced nucleotide diversity and outlier values of differentiation among …

Sheep (Ovis aries), one of the main and oldest livestock in the world, are particularly
beneficial to human society by supplying wool, meat, milk, and skins. They have been …

Copy number variations (CNVs) are a major source of structural variation in mammalian
genomes. Here, we characterized the genome-wide CNV in 2059 sheep from 67 …

Under a climate change perspective, the genetic make-up of local livestock breeds showing
adaptive traits should be explored and preserved as a priority. We used genotype data from …