Historical introgression from wild relatives enhanced climatic adaptation and resistance to pneumonia in sheep

How animals, particularly livestock, adapt to various climates and environments over short evolutionary time is of fundamental biological interest. Further, understanding the genetic mechanisms of adaptation in indigenous livestock populations is important for designing appropriate breeding programs...

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Main Authors:	Yin-Hong Cao, Song-Song Xu, Min Shen, Ze-Hui Chen, Lei Gao, Feng-Hua Lv, Xing-Long Xie, Xin-Hua Wang, Hua Yang, Chang-Bin Liu, Ping Zhou, Peng-Cheng Wan, Yun-Sheng Zhang, Jing-Quan Yang, Wen-Hui Pi, Eer Hehua, Berry, D.P., Barbato, M., Esmailizadeh, A., Nosrati, M., Salehian-Dehkordi, H., Dehghani-Qanatqestani, M., Dotsev, A.V., Deniskova, T.E., Zinovieva, N.A., Brem, G., Štěpánek, O., Ciani, E., Weimann, C., Erhardt, G., Mwacharo, Joram M., Ahbara, A., Han Jianlin, Hanotte, Olivier H., Miller, J.M., Sim, Z., Zijian Sim, Coltman, D., Kantanen, J., Bruford, M.W., Lenstra, J.A., Kijas, J., Meng-Hua Li
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Oxford University Press 2021
Subjects:	sheep climate change animal breeding livestock indigenous breeds
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110111