Genome-wide linkage disequilibrium and genetic diversity in five populations of Australian domestic sheep

HA Al-Mamun, S a Clark, P Kwan, C Gondro - Genetics Selection …, 2015 - Springer
Background Knowledge of the genetic structure and overall diversity of livestock species is
important to maximise the potential of genome-wide association studies and genomic …

Comparative genomic characterization of indigenous fat‐tailed Akkaraman sheep with local and transboundary sheep breeds

M Kizilaslan, Y Arzik, S Behrem… - Food and Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The domestic sheep with over 1200 breeds descended from those early domesticated
animals that are bred for a variety of resources such as meat, milk and wool. Akkaraman, a …

[HTML][HTML] Conservation genetics in Chinese sheep: diversity of fourteen indigenous sheep (Ovis aries) using microsatellite markers

E Guang‐Xin, T Zhong, YH Ma, HJ Gao… - Ecology and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) has been an economically and culturally important farm
animal species since its domestication around the world. A wide array of sheep breeds with …

Carcass measurements, non-carcass components and cut production of local Brazilian Pantaneiro sheep and crossbreeds of Texel and Santa Inês with Pantaneiro

FMV Junior, CF Martins, GS Pinto, MB Ferreira… - Small Ruminant …, 2015 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess and compare the non-carcass components, carcass
measurements and meat cut production of Pantaneiro (P) sheep and their Texel (TP) and …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of genotype on fatty acid profile and sensory of meat of indigenous Pantaneiro sheep and Texel or Santa Inês crossbred finished on feedlot

FMV Junior, CF Martins, GLD Feijó, A Teixeira… - Small Ruminant …, 2019 - Elsevier
The genetic diversity of the local breeds can contribute to the maintenance of traits that are
economically important to the genetic improvement of sheep. The objective of this study was …

Environmental factors that influence milk production of Pantaneiro ewes and the weight gain of their lambs during the pre-weaning period

ML Longo, FM Vargas Junior, K Cansian… - Tropical animal health …, 2018 - Springer
The main objective of this research was to conduct an exploratory study of the lactation
curve in order to characterize the productive potential of Pantaneiro ewes and lambs. Fifty …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of naturalized breeds as a base for the formation of exotic sheep (Ovis aries) breeds in tropical altitude regions

JA Oliveira, AA Egito, BA Crispim… - … and Molecular Biology, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Recent molecular tools and technologies have marked the discovery of the origin and
domestication processes of a wide variety of species, using either genomic or mitochondrial …

Exploratory study of the maternal-filial relationship among sheep: factors that impact the performance of lambs in a locally adapted Pantaneiro flock

K Cansian, ML Longo, ALA da Silva… - … , Section A—Animal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reports on an exploratory study of maternal-filial relationships of Pantaneiro
sheep naturalised to the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul and focuses on the …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide DNA arrays profiling unravels the genetic structure of Iranian sheep and pattern of admixture with worldwide coarse-wool sheep breeds

MM Khabisi, MA Foozi, FH Lv, A Esmailizadeh - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
Archaeological and genetic evidence show that sheep were originally domesticated in area
around the North of Zagros mountains, North-west of Iran. The Persian plateau exhibits a …

[PDF][PDF] Estimation of genetic parameters and genetic changes for growth characteristics of Santa Ines sheep

EL Aguirre, EC Mattos, JP Eler… - Genetics and …, 2016 - funpecrp.com.br
Studying genetic parameters and genetic changes in Santa Ines sheep is important,
because it is the commonest breed in Brazil. This study obtained genetic data from 37,735 …