The objective was to evaluate the growth and reproductive performances of Fogera cattle breed at Andassa Livestock Research Center, Ethiopia. The data covers the period from 1992 to 2013 that were collected from farm records of the center. The fixed effects were birth year, season, sex, parity, m...
Tesfa, A.
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Kumar, D.
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Abegaz, S.
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Mekuriaw, Getinet
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Bimerew, T.
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Kebede, A.
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Bitew, A.
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Ferede, Y.
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Mazengia, H.
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Tilahun, M.
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[Growth and reproductive performance of Fogera cattle breed at Andassa Livestock Research Center]
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Growth and reproductive performance of Fogera cattle breed at Andassa Livestock Research Center
Parasite burden varies widely between individuals within a population, and can covary with multiple aspects of individual phenotype. Here we investigate the sources of variation in faecal strongyle eggs counts, and its association with body weight and a suite of haematological measures, in a coho...
Callaby, R.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Wyk, I.C. van
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Kiara, Henry K.
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Toye, Philip G.
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Mbole-Kariuki, Mary N.
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Jennings, A.
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Thumbi, S.M.
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Coetzer, J.A.W.
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Bronsvoort, B.M. de C.
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Knott, S.A.
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Woolhouse, Mark E.J.
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Kruuk, L.E.B.
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[Variation and covariation in strongyle infection in East African shorthorn zebu calves]
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Variation and covariation in strongyle infection in East African shorthorn zebu calves
Cattle domestication and the complex histories of East Asian cattle breeds warrant further investigation. Through analysing the genomes of 49 modern breeds and eight East Asian ancient samples, worldwide cattle are consistently classified into five continental groups based on Y-chromosome haploty...
Ningbo Chen
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Yudong Cai
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Qiuming Chen
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Ran Li
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Kun Wang
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Yongzhen Huang
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Songmei Hu
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Shisheng Huang
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Hucai Zhang
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Zhuqing Zheng
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Weining Song
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Zhijie Ma
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Yun Ma
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Ruihua Dang
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Zijing Zhang
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Lei Xu
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Yutang Jia
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Shanzhai Liu
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Xiangpeng Yue
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Weidong Deng
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Xiaoming Zhang
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Zhouyong Sun
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Xianyong Lan
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Han Jianlin
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Hong Chen
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Bradley, D.G.
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Yu Jiang
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Chuzhao Lei
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[Whole-genome resequencing reveals world-wide ancestry and adaptive introgression events of domesticated cattle in East Asia]
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Whole-genome resequencing reveals world-wide ancestry and adaptive introgression events of domesticated cattle in East Asia
Background
Population genetics theory predicts an important role of differences in the effective population size (N e ) among species on shaping the accumulation of functional mutations by regulating the selection efficiency. However, this correlation has never been tested in domesticated animals...
Jianhai Chen
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Pan Ni
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Xinyun Li
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Han Jianlin
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Ivan Jakovlić
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Chengjun Zhang
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Shuhong Zhao
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[Population size may shape the accumulation of functional mutations following domestication]
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Population size may shape the accumulation of functional mutations following domestication
Srikanth, K.
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Kumar, H.
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Park, W.
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Byun, M.
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Lim, D.
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Kemp, Stephen J.
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Te Pas, M.F.W.
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Kim, J.-M.
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Park, J.-E.
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[Cardiac and skeletal muscle transcriptome response to heat stress in Kenyan chicken ecotypes adapted to low and high altitudes reveal differences in thermal tolerance and stress response]
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Cardiac and skeletal muscle transcriptome response to heat stress in Kenyan chicken ecotypes adapted to low and high altitudes reveal differences in thermal tolerance and stress response
Ayalew, Y.
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Gültas, M.
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Effa, K.
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Hanotte, Olivier H.
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Schmitt, A.O.
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[Identification of candidate signature genes and key regulators associated with Trypanotolerance in the Sheko Breed]
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Identification of candidate signature genes and key regulators associated with Trypanotolerance in the Sheko Breed
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 in 309 individuals from 13 populations, we reveal the maternal genetic variat...
Mekuriaw, Getinet
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Tesfaye, K.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Djikeng, Appolinaire
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Dessie, Tadelle
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Birungi, Josephine
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Osama, S.
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Zergaw, N.
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Alemu, A.
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Achieng, G.
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Tutah, J.
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Mutai, C.
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Njuguna, J.
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Mwacharo, Joram M.
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[Mitochondrial DNA variation reveals maternal origins and demographic dynamics of Ethiopian indigenous goats]
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Mitochondrial DNA variation reveals maternal origins and demographic dynamics of Ethiopian indigenous goats
Although domestic cavies are widely used in sub-Saharan Africa as a source of meat and income, there are only a few studies of their population structure and genetic relatedness. This seminal study was designed with the main objective to assess the genetic diversity and determine the population s...
Ayagirwe, B.
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Meutchieye, F.
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Djikeng, Appolinaire
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Skilton, Robert A.
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Osama, S.
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Manjeli, Y.
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[Genetic diversity and structure of domestic cavy (Cavia porcellus) populations from smallholder farms in southern Cameroon]
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Genetic diversity and structure of domestic cavy (Cavia porcellus) populations from smallholder farms in southern Cameroon
Ouédraogo, D.
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Soudré, A.
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Ouédraogo-Koné, S.
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Zoma, B.L.
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Yougbare, B.
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Khayatzadeh, N.
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Burger, P.
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Mészáros, G.
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Traoré, A.
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Okeyo Mwai, Ally
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Wurzinger, Maria
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Sölkner, J.
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[Breeding objectives and practices in three cattle production systems in Burkina Faso]
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Breeding objectives and practices in three cattle production systems in Burkina Faso