Sustainable utilization of indigenous goats in Southern Africa
P Monau, K Raphaka, P Zvinorova-Chimboza… - Diversity, 2020 - mdpi.com
Goats have a key role in ensuring food security and economic livelihood to smallholder
farmers in rural areas. Women play a vital role in goat rearing, promoting economic …
farmers in rural areas. Women play a vital role in goat rearing, promoting economic …
An overview of the use of genotyping techniques for assessing genetic diversity in local farm animal breeds
A Olschewsky, D Hinrichs - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The number of local farm animal breeds is declining worldwide. However,
these breeds have different degrees of genetic diversity. Measuring genetic diversity is …
these breeds have different degrees of genetic diversity. Measuring genetic diversity is …
Genome-wide SNP profiling of worldwide goat populations reveals strong partitioning of diversity and highlights post-domestication migration routes
Background Goat populations that are characterized within the AdaptMap project cover a
large part of the worldwide distribution of this species and provide the opportunity to assess …
large part of the worldwide distribution of this species and provide the opportunity to assess …
Whole-genome resource sequences of 57 indigenous Ethiopian goats
Domestic goats are distributed worldwide, with approximately 35% of the one billion world
goat population occurring in Africa. Ethiopia has 52.5 million goats,~ 99.9% of which are …
goat population occurring in Africa. Ethiopia has 52.5 million goats,~ 99.9% of which are …
Leveraging available resources and stakeholder involvement for improved productivity of African livestock in the era of genomic breeding
The African continent is home to diverse populations of livestock breeds adapted to harsh
environmental conditions with more than 70% under traditional systems of management …
environmental conditions with more than 70% under traditional systems of management …
[HTML][HTML] Application of a novel 50K SNP genotyping array to assess the genetic diversity and linkage disequilibrium in a farmed Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus …
BF Garcia, Á Bonaguro, C Araya, R Carvalheiro… - Aquaculture …, 2021 - Elsevier
The inclusion of genomic information became a reality in shrimp breeding and it is expected
to accelerate the genetic gain over time. The decay of linkage disequilibrium (LD) between …
to accelerate the genetic gain over time. The decay of linkage disequilibrium (LD) between …
Genetic improvement in South African livestock: can genomics bridge the gap between the developed and developing sectors?
E van Marle-Köster, C Visser - Frontiers in genetics, 2018 - frontiersin.org
South Africa (SA) holds a unique position on the African continent with a rich diversity in
terms of available livestock resources, vegetation, climatic regions and cultures. The …
terms of available livestock resources, vegetation, climatic regions and cultures. The …
Genome‐wide population structure and admixture analysis reveals weak differentiation among Ugandan goat breeds
Uganda has a large population of goats, predominantly from indigenous breeds reared in
diverse production systems, whose existence is threatened by crossbreeding with exotic …
diverse production systems, whose existence is threatened by crossbreeding with exotic …
Analysis of genome-wide DNA arrays reveals the genomic population structure and diversity in autochthonous Greek goat breeds
Goats play an important role in the livestock sector in Greece. The national herd consists
mainly of two indigenous breeds, the Eghoria and Skopelos. Here, we report the population …
mainly of two indigenous breeds, the Eghoria and Skopelos. Here, we report the population …
Genetic diversity and population structure in multiple Chinese goat populations using a SNP panel
H Berihulay, Y Li, X Liu, G Gebreselassie… - Animal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Information about genetic diversity and population structure among goat breeds is essential
for genetic improvement, understanding of environmental adaptation as well as utilization …
for genetic improvement, understanding of environmental adaptation as well as utilization …