Abstract African Animal Trypanosomiasis (AAT) is endemic in at least 37 of the 54 countries
in Africa. It is estimated to cause direct and indirect losses to the livestock production …

Since domestication, significant genetic improvement has been achieved for many traits of
commercial importance in cattle, including adaptation, appearance and production. In …

Background The recent settlement of cattle in West Africa after several waves of migration
from remote centres of domestication has imposed dramatic changes in their environmental …

Admixed populations represent attractive biological models to study adaptive selection.
Originating from several waves of recent introduction from European (EUT), African (AFT) …

Background Specific adaptive features including disease resistance and growth abilities in
harsh environments are attributed to indigenous cattle breeds of Benin, but these breeds are …

Background The abscisic acid (ABA) pathway plays an important role in the plants' reaction
to drought stress and ABA-stress response (Asr) genes are important in controlling this …

So far, research on trypanosomatid infections has been driven by 'disease by
disease'approaches, leading to different concepts and control strategies. It is, however …

Understanding the adaptive response to environmental fluctuations represents a central
issue in evolutionary biology. Population admixture between divergent ancestries has often …

Abstract The Djallonké (West African Dwarf) sheep is a small-sized haired sheep resulting
from a costly evolutionary process of natural adaptation to the harsh environment of West …

Background The Senepol cattle breed (SEN) was created in the early XXth century from a
presumed cross between a European (EUT) breed (Red Poll) and a West African taurine …