Abstract Background Indigenous Chinese cattle have abundant genetic diversity and a long
history of artificial selection, giving local breeds advantages in adaptability, forage tolerance …

Background The crossbreeding of specialized beef cattle breeds with Chinese indigenous
cattle is a common method of genetic improvement. Xia'nan cattle, a crossbreed of Charolais …

Over the years, indigenous cattle have not only played an essential role in securing primary
food sources but have also been utilized for labor by humans, making them invaluable …

Chinese indigenous cattle exhibit abundant genetic resources and extensive gene pool,
with 53 indigenous breeds generally classified into northern cattle breeds, central cattle …

Background Native cattle breeds are an important source of genetic variation because they
might carry alleles that enable them to adapt to local environment and tough feeding …

Understanding the genetic diversity in Xiangxi cattle may facilitate our efforts toward further
breeding programs. Here we compared 23 Xiangxi cattle with 78 published genomes of 6 …

The Kazakh cattle in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China are highly adaptable
and have multiple uses, including milk and meat production, and use as draft animals. They …

Dianzhong cattle is a classic Chinese indigenous cattle breed with historical records dating
back to 200 BC. But with its genomic differences having not been clearly elucidated, the …

Chinese local cattle with a high level of genetic diversity mainly originate from two
subspecies; the cattle in northern China are primarily Bos Taurus, and the cattle in southern …

Qinchuan cattle has gradually improved in body shape and growth rate in the long-term
breeding process from the draft cattle to beef cattle. As the head of the five local yellow cattle …