How Geography and Climate Shaped the Genomic Diversity of Italian Local Cattle and Sheep Breeds

Understanding the relationships among geography, climate, and genetics is increasingly important for animal farming and breeding. In this study, we examine these inter-relationships in the context of local cattle and sheep breeds distributed along the Italian territory. To this aim, we used redundan...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Senczuk, Andrea Criscione, Salvatore Mastrangelo, Filippo Biscarini, Donata Marletta, Fabio Pilla, Denis Laloë, Roberta Ciampolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/17/2198