Chicken is a major source of protein for the increasing human population and is useful for
research purposes. There are almost 1,600 distinct regional breeds of chicken across the …

Background Understanding how evolutionary forces relating to climate have shaped the
patterns of genetic variation within and between species is a fundamental pursuit in biology …

Background Availability of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping arrays and
progress in statistical analyses have allowed the identification of genomic regions and …

Background The genomes of worldwide poultry breeds divergently selected for performance
and other phenotypic traits may also be affected by, and formed due to, past and current …

Abstract The South African Mutton Merino (SAMM), a dual‐purpose (meat and wool) sheep
breed, is characterized by its excellent performance on growth, carcass traits and meat …

Simple Summary The search for genomic regions related to adaptive abilities preserved in
the chicken gene pool of two breeds, which have not been under intensive selection …

Presently, excessive fat deposition is the main reason to limit the development of duck
industry. In the production, the methods of restricted feeding (RF) were widely used to …

Lay Summary Large-scale genotyping platforms are valuable tools for animal selection and
breeding programs. The bead chip has been widely used in both research and commercial …

Control of meat quality traits is an important goal of any farm animal production, including
poultry. A better understanding of the biochemical properties of muscle fiber properties that …

Weining cattle is a Chinese indigenous breed influenced by complex breeding and
geographical background. The multi-ethnic breeding culture makes Weining cattle require …