Chicken production is a vital part of livestock production in Ethiopia. Amongst others, it
provides economic, cultural and religious benefits. With few intensive chicken farms in and …

Cat domestication likely initiated as a symbiotic relationship between wildcats (Felis
silvestris subspecies) and the peoples of developing agrarian societies in the Fertile …

Monitoring the genetic diversity of small populations is important with respect to conserving
rare and valuable chicken breeds, as well as discovery and innovation in germplasm …

Knowledge of the genetic characteristics, origin, and local adaptation of chickens is
essential to identify the traits required for chicken breeding programs. Chee Fah and Fah …

Commercial chickens that were selected for both meat and egg production were
domesticated from the descendants of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) species that have been …

Selection pressures found in the prevailing production environments have shaped the
genetic structure of indigenous chickens we see today. Indigenous chickens, raised in …

Wenchang (WC) chicken, the only indigenous chicken breed listed in Chinese genetic
resources in Hainan province, is well known for its excellent meat quality and is sold all over …

Simple Summary The Tunchang pig has characteristics such as tolerance of coarse feed,
strong disease resistance, and delicious meat. In 2014, it was listed as one of the main …

The worldwide chicken gene pool encompasses a remarkable, but shrinking, number of
divergently selected breeds of diverse origin. This study was a large-scale genome-wide …

Primordial germ cells (PGCs) are vital for producing sperm and eggs and are crucial for
conserving chicken germplasm and creating genetically modified chickens. However, efforts …