Whole-genome sequencing reveals selection signals among Chinese,Pakistani,and Nepalese goats  

作　　者：Yefang Li Ying Gong Zhengkai Zhang Ling Li Xuexue Liu Xiaohong He Qianjun Zhao Yabin Pu Yuehui Ma Lin Jiang 

机构地区：[1]Institute of Animal Sciences,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100193,China [2]CAAS-ILRI Joint Laboratory on Livestock and Forage Genetic Resources,Institute of Animal Science,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Beijing 100093,China [3]College of Animal Science and Technology,Qingdao Agricultural University,Qingdao,Shandong 266109,China [4]Centre d’Anthropobiologie et de Genomique de Toulouse,Universite Paul Sabatier,Toulouse 31000,France

出　　处：《Journal of Genetics and Genomics》2023年第5期362-365,共4页遗传学报（英文版）

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31961143021);the earmarked fund for Modern Agro-industry Technology Research System (CARS-3901);the Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program of China (ASTIP-IAS01) to Y.M. and L.J.;supported by the Elite Youth Program in Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

摘　　要：The goat(Capra hircus)is one of the oldest domesticated animal species,with archeological evidence indicating that its earliest domestication from the wild ancestor(bezoar)occurred in the Fertile Crescent 10,000 calibrated calendar years ago(Zeder and Hesse,2000).A variety of well-adapted goat breeds with excellent economic traits have been selected artificially and naturally for human needs in China,Pakistan,and Nepal.For example,cashmere goat breeds produce fine cashmere wool and are mainly distributed on the Himalayan Plateau(e.g.,Nepal and Tibet)and in cold northern China(e.g.,Inner Mongolia and Liaoning).The Toggenburg dairy goat is the most productive breed of dairy goat and is distributed in at least 50 countries on all continents(Ferro et al.,2017).Pakistani ewes are reared mostly for meat and wool purposes,but some are used as dairy goats,such as the Bugi Toori goat and Pateri goat(Bilal et al.,2018).Additionally,indigenous goats of the southern Asian regions are well adapted to the local hot environment.Their unique traits and biodiversity serve as genetic resources that can be used for the artificial breeding of goats.Recently,several studies have provided patterns of genome-wide characteristics in goat populations to explore the underlying genetic basis of trait formation and environmental adaptability in China(Zhang et al.,2018),Pakistan(Kumar et al.,2018),and Nepal(Sasazaki et al.,2021),respectively.However,due to the proximity of these geographic regions,the profiles of genetic differences,gene flow,and common genes related to high trait performance between goat populations from China,Pakistan,and Nepal remain unclear.

关 键 词：BREEDING adapted WHOLE 

分 类 号：S827.2[农业科学—畜牧学]