Background Over several decades, a wide range of natural and artificial selection events in
response to subtropical environments, intensive pasture and intensive feedlot systems have …

Domestication of the Bovini species (taurine cattle, zebu, yak, river buffalo and swamp
buffalo) since the early Holocene (ca. 10 000 BCE) has contributed significantly to the …

Background Runs of homozygosity (ROH) have become the state-of-the-art method for
analysis of inbreeding in animal populations. Moreover, ROH are suited to detect signatures …

Both natural and artificial selection are among the main driving forces shaping genetic
variation across the genome of livestock species. Selection typically leaves signatures in the …

Background A decline in the level of genetic diversity in livestock can result in reduced
response to selection, greater incidence of genetic defects, and inbreeding depression. In …

Human concern about the status of genetic diversity in livestock breeds and their
conservation has increased, as intense selection and reduced population sizes in many …

Native cattle breeds can carry specific signatures of selection reflecting their adaptation to
the local environmental conditions and response to the breeding strategy used. In this study …

Genome-wide runs of homozygosity (ROH) are suitable for understanding population
history, calculating genomic inbreeding, deciphering genetic architecture of complex traits …

Hu sheep, a famous breed in the Taihu Basin, has the advantages of non-seasonal estrus,
multiple fetuses, coarse feeding tolerance, and suitability for house feeding. Runs of …

Abstract Background Runs of homozygosity (ROHs) are homozygous segments of the
genome where the two haplotypes inherited from the parents are identical. The current …