Livestock populations have been consistently improving in terms of performance and
productivity by selective breeding over the centuries. These selection strategies are …

Domestic cattle have spread across the globe and inhabit variable and unpredictable
environments. They have been exposed to a plethora of selective pressures and have …

Background Thousands of years of natural and artificial selection have resulted in
indigenous cattle breeds that are well-adapted to the environmental challenges of their local …

Domestication and selective breeding has resulted in over 1000 extant cattle breeds. Many
of these breeds do not excel in important traits but are adapted to local environments. These …

The main objective of the current research was to locate, annotate, and highlight specific
areas of the bovine genome that are undergoing intense positive selection. Here, we are …

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 …

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 …

The bovine genetic resources in China are diverse, but their value and potential are yet to
be discovered. To determine the genetic diversity and population structure of Chinese cattle …

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 …

Indigenous Chinese cattle combine taurine and indicine origins and occupy a broad range
of different environments. By 50 K SNP genotyping we found a discontinuous distribution of …