Genetic diversity in farm animals–a review

LF Groeneveld, JA Lenstra, H Eding, MA Toro… - Animal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Domestication of livestock species and a long history of migrations, selection and adaptation
have created an enormous variety of breeds. Conservation of these genetic resources relies …

Fasciola, lymnaeids and human fascioliasis, with a global overview on disease transmission, epidemiology, evolutionary genetics, molecular epidemiology and …

S Mas‐Coma, MA Valero, MD Bargues - Advances in parasitology, 2009 - Elsevier
Fascioliasis, caused by liver fluke species of the genus Fasciola, has always been well
recognized because of its high veterinary impact but it has been among the most neglected …

Genome-wide analysis of the world's sheep breeds reveals high levels of historic mixture and strong recent selection

JW Kijas, JA Lenstra, B Hayes, S Boitard… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Through their domestication and subsequent selection, sheep have been adapted to thrive
in a diverse range of environments. To characterise the genetic consequence of both …

A genome wide survey of SNP variation reveals the genetic structure of sheep breeds

JW Kijas, D Townley, BP Dalrymple, MP Heaton… - PloS one, 2009 - journals.plos.org
The genetic structure of sheep reflects their domestication and subsequent formation into
discrete breeds. Understanding genetic structure is essential for achieving genetic …

[HTML][HTML] Paternal origins and migratory episodes of domestic sheep

J Deng, XL Xie, DF Wang, C Zhao, FH Lv, X Li, J Yang… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
The domestication and subsequent global dispersal of livestock are crucial events in human
history, but the migratory episodes during the history of livestock remain poorly documented …

Genomic reconstruction of the history of native sheep reveals the peopling patterns of nomads and the expansion of early pastoralism in East Asia

YX Zhao, J Yang, FH Lv, XJ Hu, XL Xie… - Molecular Biology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
China has a rich resource of native sheep (Ovis aries) breeds associated with historical
movements of several nomadic societies. However, the history of sheep and the associated …

The genome landscape of Tibetan sheep reveals adaptive introgression from argali and the history of early human settlements on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

XJ Hu, J Yang, XL Xie, FH Lv, YH Cao… - Molecular biology …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Tibetan sheep are the most common and widespread domesticated animals on the Qinghai–
Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and have played an essential role in the permanent human …

Origins and genetic diversity of New World Creole cattle: inferences from mitochondrial and Y chromosome polymorphisms

C Ginja, MCT Penedo, L Melucci, J Quiroz… - Animal …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The ancestry of New World cattle was investigated through the analysis of
mitochondrial and Y chromosome variation in Creoles from Argentina, Brazil, Mexico …

The origin of African sheep: archaeological and genetic perspectives

AWT Muigai, O Hanotte - African Archaeological Review, 2013 - Springer
Indigenous African sheep genetic resources have been classified into two main groups, fat-
tailed and thin-tailed sheep. The fat-tailed sheep are the most widely distributed, being …

Genetics and breeding of sheep in Brazil

C McManus, SR Paiva, RO Araújo - Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
Studies in genetics and breeding of sheep in Brazil have increased significantly in recent
years. These involve research in characterization, breeding and crossing sheep using new …