Horses are gaining importance in European nature conservation management, for which
usually so-called primitive breeds are favored due to their claimed robustness. An …

Since domestication, a wide variety of phenotypes including coat color variation has
developed in livestock. This variation is mostly based on selective breeding. During the …

Mutations in the genes influencing melanocytes not only affect the colour of an animal, but
are also believed to impact physiological and behavioural functions. When this is taken into …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a key role in many biological processes by regulating gene
expression at the post-transcriptional level. A number of miRNAs have been identified from …

Simple Summary Since horses were domesticated, human selection has introduced new
coat colors and patterns, which have become a feature of added value in many current …

The aim of this study was to determine if any correlation exists between melanocortin-1
receptor (MC1R) polymorphisms and skin and fibre colour in alpacas. Primers capable of …

Simple Summary Color and body size traits are considered the key parameters influence the
economic value of animals. In recent years, advancement in the genetic basis of coat colors …

The coding region of the alpaca Agouti signalling protein (ASIP) gene was sequenced. It
was determined to be 402 nucleotides long and code for a protein that is 133 amino acids …

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with asthma development and severity of symptoms in
humans, but whether the same occurs in horses is unknown. We aimed to determine …

Genetic diversity and demographic parameters were computed to evaluate the historic
effects of coat colour segregation in the process of configuration of the Hispano-Arabian …