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Landscape genomics reveals regions associated with adaptive phenotypic and genetic variation in Ethiopian indigenous chickens.
BMC genomics - 18 Mar 2024
Kebede Fasil Getachew, Derks Martijn F L, Dessie Tadelle, Hanotte Olivier, Barros Carolina Pita, Crooijmans Richard P M A, Komen Hans, Bastiaansen John W M
Abstract excerpt
Climate change is a threat to sustainable livestock production and livelihoods in the tropics. It has adverse impacts on feed and water availability, disease prevalence, production, environmental temperature, and biodiversity. Unravelling the drivers of local adaptation and understanding the underlying genetic variation in random mating indigenous livestock populations informs the design of genetic improvement...
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