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Signatures of positive selection in African Butana and Kenana dairy zebu cattle
Butana and Kenana are two types of zebu cattle found in Sudan. They are unique amongst
African indigenous zebu cattle because of their high milk production. Aiming to understand
their genome structure, we genotyped 25 ...
Genome-wide analysis reveals fine scale population structure in the thin-tailed Sudanese Desert sheep
Currently found in North and West Africa, the thin-tailed sheep were the earliest to be introduced into the continent and therefore represent the most primitive sheep in Africa. Although they are categorized into different ...
Genome Divergence and Dynamics in the Thin-Tailed Desert Sheep From Sudan
With climate change bound to affect food and feed production, emphasis will shift
to resilient and adapted indigenous livestock to sustain animal production. However,
indigenous livestock comprise several varieties, strains ...
Candidate signatures of positive selection for environmental adaptation in indigenous African cattle: A review
Environmental adaptation traits of indigenous African cattle are increasingly being investigated to respond to the need for sustainable livestock production in the context of unpredictable climatic changes. Several studies ...