Systematic review of ticks and tick-borne pathogens of small ruminants in Pakistan

A Ghafar, T Abbas, A Rehman, ZD Sandhu… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBDis) are a major constraint to the health and production
of small ruminants in Pakistan. Despite being the subject of intermittent studies over the past …

Genome wide association study identifies novel candidate genes for growth and body conformation traits in goats

M Moaeen-ud-Din, R Danish Muner, MS Khan - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Pakistan is third largest country in term of goat population with distinct characteristics of
breeds and estimated population of 78.2 million. Punjab province has 37% of country's total …

The LCORL Locus Is under Selection in Large-Sized Pakistani Goat Breeds

R Saif, J Henkel, V Jagannathan, C Drögemüller… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Goat domestication and human selection for valued traits have formed diverse breeds with
characteristic phenotypes. This process led to the fixation of causative genetic variants …

Population structure, genetic diversity and selection signatures within seven indigenous Pakistani goat populations

C Kumar, S Song, P Dewani, M Kumar… - Animal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Goat farming in Pakistan depends on indigenous breeds that have adapted to specific agro‐
ecological conditions. Pakistan has a rich resource of goat breeds, and the genetic diversity …

Exploring genetic diversity and population structure of Punjab goat breeds using Illumina 50 K SNP bead chip

RD Muner, M Moaeen-ud-Din, G Bilal… - Tropical Animal Health …, 2021 - Springer
Pakistan has 35 goat breeds. Moreover, the province of Punjab has highest goat population
constituting 37% of country's total population with seven goat breeds including Beetal, Daira …

[PDF][PDF] Abundance, distribution and conservation of key ungulate species in Hindu Kush, Karakoram and western Himalayan (HKH) mountain ranges of Pakistan.

MZ Khan, BK Babar Khan, EA Ejaz Ahmed… - 2014 - academia.edu
Abstract The Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Himalayan mountain areas of Pakistan (Gilgit-
Baltistan) are known to have significant populations of globally important wildlife species …

Phenotypic characterization of the Nigerian Muscovy ducks (Cairina moschata)

AO Oguntunji, KL Ayorinde - Animal Genetic Resources/Resources …, 2015 - cambridge.org
Phenotypic description helps in assessing the physical attributes of species and is also an
indicator of the relevance and importance attached to such attributes in their natural …

Competition for food between the markhor and domestic goat in Chitral, Pakistan

N Ashraf, M Anwar, I Hussain… - Turkish Journal of …, 2014 - journals.tubitak.gov.tr
The markhor (Capra falconeri) is endangered globally as well as in Pakistan. The Chitral
district in Pakistan supports one of the largest populations of this species. The rural …

[PDF][PDF] Production potential, nutritive value and nutraceutical effects of goat milk

A Lund, M Ahmad - J. Anim. Health Prod, 2021 - nexusacademicpublishers.com
Goat is the choice of a poor farmer because they can easily adaptable, least cost in farming
and low agriculture land. There are more than 500 different goat breeds in the world. Among …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of genetic diversity in Balochi and Rakhshani sheep breeds of Balochistan using microsatellite DNA markers.

A Wajid, M Wasim, T Yaqub, S Firyal… - JAPS: Journal of …, 2014 - academia.edu
This study was conducted to analyze the genetic diversity and variability of two sheep
breeds (Balochi and Rakhshani), from Balochistan province of Pakistan, through the use of …