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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 ...
Mitochondrial DNA variation reveals maternal origins and demographic dynamics of Ethiopian indigenous goats
The Horn of Africa forms one of the two main historical entry points of domestics
into the continent and Ethiopia is particularly important in this regard. Through the
analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) d-loop
region ...
Dietary change in Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and North Africa: historical changes and future food consumption perspectives
The objective of this brief is to provide an outlook on historical dietary changes and future trends of diets by 2050 in selected Asian, SSA, and MENA countries. The study further focuses on the anticipated importance of ...
The maternal origin of indigenous domestic chicken from the Middle East, the north and the horn of Africa
Indigenous domestic chicken represents a major source of protein for agricultural communities around the world. In the Middle East and Africa, they are adapted to hot dry and semi-dry areas, in contrast to their wild ...
Valuation of Goat Traits in Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Livelihood Systems in Southern Ethiopia
Pastoralists and agro-pastoralists depend heavily on their livestock. The animals serve as source of food, cash income, inputs for crop production, security, store of value, and social recognition. Ethiopia is endowed with ...
Barley variety release by NARIS partner institutions from germplasm under development originated from ICARDA
Barley variety release by NARIS partner institutions from germplasm under development originated from ICARDA 2016-2021
Novel and known signals of selection for fat deposition in domestic sheep breeds from Africa and Eurasia
Genomic regions subjected to selection frequently show signatures such as within-population reduced nucleotide diversity and outlier values of differentiation among differentially selected populations. In this study, we ...
Variety release by NARIS partner institutions from germplasm under development originated from ICARDA in 2019
List of varieties released by NARIs partner institutions from germplasm under development originated from ICARDA in 2019
Genome-wide structure and dynamics of Nubian goats from Northeast Africa
The Nubian goat breed-group includes the Algerian Mzabite, Egyptian Zaraibi and Nubian goats found in Ethiopia, Sudan and Eritrea, and is one of the ancestral founders of the Anglo-Nubian. Whether the breed-group comprises ...
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 ...