India is one the world's five largest producers of livestock and poultry meat. The livestock
sector contributes 28% of the country's agriculture gross domestic product and about 5% of …

Twenty‐seven microsatellite loci were used to define genetic variation and relationships
among eight Indian riverine buffalo breeds. The total number of alleles ranged from 166 in …

Water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is broadly classified into river and swamp categories, but it
remains disputed whether these two types were independently domesticated, or if they are …

The newly sequenced mitochondrial genomes of 107 Asian swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis
carabensis) allowed the reconstruction of the matrilineal divergence since~ 900 Kya …

The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is an important dairy animal on the Indian subcontinent
and in Southeast Asian countries. The diversity and differentiation among 12 populations or …

To further probe into whether swamp buffaloes were domesticated once or multiple times in
China, this survey examined the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) Control Region (D-loop) …

Mithun (Bos frontalis) or gayal and Indian Bison or wild gaur (Bos gaurus) are listed among
the rare and endangered bovine species of India. The remote location of mithun in four …

Estimation of genetic variability and relationship among different livestock breeds is
important for management of genetic resources for their sustainable utilization and …

This study was carried out in 2002 to 2003 and 2003 to 2004 seasons at the experimental
area of Elazıg Agriculture Provincial Directorate in Turkey to investigate the genetic and …

India's vast native animal genetic resources have evolved over generations to adapt to the
different agro-climatic conditions and to meet the socio-economic needs of people. In recent …