Domestication of livestock species and a long history of migrations, selection and adaptation
have created an enormous variety of breeds. Conservation of these genetic resources relies …

Fascioliasis, caused by liver fluke species of the genus Fasciola, has always been well
recognized because of its high veterinary impact but it has been among the most neglected …

The agricultural world today is dominated by a few domesticated mammal species, that is,
animals modified from their wild ancestors through selective breeding in captivity for traits …

Cattle have been invaluable for the transition of human society from nomadic hunter‐
gatherers to sedentary farming communities throughout much of Europe, Asia and Africa …

Cotton genetic resources contain diverse economically important traits that can be used
widely in breeding approaches to create of high-yielding elite cultivars with superior fiber …

One of the'grand challenges' in modern biology is to understand the genetic basis of
phenotypic diversity within and among species. Thousands of years of selective breeding of …

Domestic chickens have long been important to human societies for food, religion,
entertainment, and decorative uses, yet the origins and phylogeography of chickens through …

Since their domestication in the Neolithic, cattle have belonged to our cultural heritage. The
reconstruction of their history is an active field of research 1 that contributes to our …

Herbivore livestock dung has been identified in archaeological sites around the world.
Focusing on dung from the ubiquitous Old World herbivorous domesticates–sheep, goats …

Cattle domestication from wild aurochsen was among the most important innovations during
the Neolithic agricultural revolution. The available genetic and archaeological evidence …