The status of genetic diversity, adaptation to climate change or the identification of genes
associated with traits of interest in livestock populations has been a major concern for …

Understanding the biological mechanisms of climatic adaptation is of paramount importance
for the optimization of breeding programs and conservation of genetic resources. The aim of …

Genetic diversity has become an urgent matter not only in small local breeds but also in
more specialized ones. While the use of genomic data in livestock breeding programs …

Understanding the genomic features of livestock is essential for successful breeding
programs and conservation. This information is scarce for local goat breeds in Egypt. In the …

Simple Summary The inbreeding coefficient is relevant for managing livestock and
safeguarding biodiversity, especially in small populations. Small ruminant breeders mainly …

Background Climate and farming systems, several of which are considered as low-input
agricultural systems, vary between goat populations from Northern and Southern Italy and …

Bias in dairy genetic evaluations, when it exists, has to be understood and properly
addressed. The origin of biases is not always clear. We analyzed 40 yr of records from the …

Background Managing genetic diversity is critically important for maintaining species fitness.
Excessive homozygosity caused by the loss of genetic diversity can have detrimental effects …

The German White-headed Mutton (GWM) sheep is a monitoring population believed to
have been improved through crosses with other breeds, eg, Texel (TXL) and French …

Background In spite of the availability of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array data,
differentiation between observed homozygosity and that caused by mating between …