Genomic signatures of selection, local adaptation and production type characterisation of East Adriatic sheep breeds.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The importance of sheep breeding in the Mediterranean part of the eastern Adriatic has a long tradition since its arrival during the Neolithic migrations. Sheep production system is extensive and generally carried out in traditional systems without intensive systematic breeding programmes for high uniform trait production (carcass, wool and milk yield). Therefore, eight indigenous Croatian sheep breeds from eastern Adriatic treated here as metapopulation (EAS), are generally considered as multipurpose breeds (milk, meat and wool), not specialised for a particular type of production, but known for their robustness and resistance to certain environmental conditions. Our objective was to identify genomic regions and genes that exhibit patterns of positive selection signatur

SUBMITTER: Lukic B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10626677 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature