ABSTRACTS Genome-wide association studies are a powerful tool to identify genomic
regions and variants associated with phenotypes. However, only limited mutual confirmation …

Multiple studies have investigated selection signatures in domestic cattle and other species.
However, there is a dearth of information about the response to selection in genomes of …

Background Domestication, breed formation and intensive selection have resulted in
divergent cattle breeds that likely exhibit their own genomic signatures. In this study, we …

The East African Shorthorn Zebu (EASZ) cattle are ancient hybrid between Asian zebu×
African taurine cattle preferred by local farmers due to their adaptability to the African …

Simple Summary The Bardigiano horse is a native Italian breed bred for living in rural areas,
traditionally used in agriculture. The breed counts about 3000 horses, and it is nowadays …

Introduction The development of reproducible tools for the rapid genotyping of thousands of
genetic markers (SNPs) has promoted cross border collaboration in the study of sheep …

The Brangus breed was developed to combine the superior characteristics of both of its
founder breeds, Angus and Brahman. It combines the high adaptability to tropical and …

Although classified as an African taurine breed, the genomes of Sheko cattle are an
admixture of Asian zebu and African taurine ancestries. They populate the humid Bench …

Simple Summary Evaluating population genetic background and genomic selection
signatures can provide important insights into the uniqueness and the genetic relationship …

The genomes of crossbred (admixed) individuals are a mosaic of ancestral haplotypes
formed by recombination in each generation. The proportion of these ancestral haplotypes …