Viral infections impose a great threat to backyard chicken production among poor rural
households in developing countries. These infections limit the contribution of chicken …

Simple Summary The number of local farm animal breeds is declining worldwide. However,
these breeds have different degrees of genetic diversity. Measuring genetic diversity is …

The history of the introduction and dispersal of village chickens across the African continent
is a subject of intense debate and speculation among scholars. Here, we synthesize and …

Simple Summary The degree of relationship among livestock breeds can be quantified by
the Fst statistic, which measures the extent of genetic differentiation between them. An Fst …

Until recently, bioinformatics, an important discipline in the biological sciences, was largely
limited to countries with advanced scientific resources. Nonetheless, several developing …

Background Chickens represent an important animal genetic resource for improving farmers'
income in Africa. The present study provides a comparative analysis of the genetic diversity …

Characterisation of animal genetic resources has been recognised globally as an important
step towards their sustainable use. Body weight data of local chickens (213 forest and 160 …

The domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is an excellent model for genetic studies of
phenotypic diversity. The Guangxi Region of China possesses several native chicken …

Characterization of indigenous animal genetic resources is a first step in providing much
needed information for the conservation and utilization of useful genotypes for future needs …

Abstract South Asia and Southeast Asia are the origins of domestic chickens and are rich in
poultry genetic resources, resulting in many unique local chicken breeds. However, with the …