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 …

Chicken is the most numerous among the domesticated livestock species. Across cultures,
religions, and societies, chicken is widely accepted with little or no taboo compared to other …

Domestication is an ongoing co-evolutionary process rather than an event or invention.
Recent zooarchaeological and animal genetics research has prompted a thorough revision …

Abstract The Indian Ocean has long been a forum for contact, trade and the transfer of
goods, technologies and ideas between geographically distant groups of people. Another …

Background Since domestication, chickens did not only disperse into the different parts of
the world but they have also undergone significant genomic changes in this process. Many …

The human colonization of Remote Oceania remains one of the great feats of exploration in
history, proceeding east from Asia across the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean. Human …

Simple Summary In African countries, there has been little effort to conserve the local
chicken breeds or lines. These chickens are hardy and provide a valuable protein source to …

In this study, we aimed to elucidate the origin of domestic chickens and their evolutionary
history over the course of their domestication. We conducted a large-scale genetic study …

Chicken were possibly domesticated in South and Southeast Asia. They occur ubiquitously
in East Africa where they show extensive phenotypic diversity. They appeared in the region …

Chlamydiae are obligate intracellular bacterial pathogens that cause ocular and sexually
transmitted diseases, and are associated with cardiovascular diseases. The analysis of …