This review summarizes available information on genetics of adaptation in major livestock
species focusing on small ruminants. Adaptation to humans and consequences of …

Crossbreeding, considering either terminal or rotational crossing, synthetic breed creation or
breed replacement, is often promoted as an efficient strategy to increase farmers' income …

This special issue contains many valuable studies of indigenous domesticated animal
genetic resources. Individual farmers throughout the world are abandoning many breeds …

Цель. Провести анализ биоразнообразия ценных породных ресурсов животных, а
также дать оценку его состояния, путям сохранения отечественных генетических …

This chapter presents issues pertaining to genetic improvement of livestock for production. It
covers aspects from basic population to quantitative genetics to molecular genetics, and …

Sustainability in animal breeding can be understood as continuous availability of breeding
animals and their germinal products for commercial production, that now and in the future …

Importation of livestock genetic resources from industrialized countries for introgression of
specific traits and other forms of crossbreeding is often indicative of a shift in production …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the viewpoints of stakeholders in the management
and conservation of farm animal biodiversity in Niger. The research applies Q methodology …

Livestock diversity contributes in many ways to human survival and well-being, while its loss
reduces options for attaining sustainable agriculture and universal food security. The current …

The complex balance between innovation and conservation regarding animal genetic
resources makes it difficult to find mutually accepted improvement pathways between …