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Animal Science and Veterinary

D-Index
31
Citations
3806
World Ranking
2273
National Ranking
8

Best Publications

  • Whole-genome resequencing of wild and domestic sheep identifies genes associated with morphological and agronomic traits

    Xin Li;Ji Yang;Ji Yang;Min Shen;Xing-Long Xie

  • 863 genomes reveal the origin and domestication of chicken

    Ming-Shan Wang;Ming-Shan Wang;Ming-Shan Wang;Mukesh Thakur;Mukesh Thakur;Min-Sheng Peng;Min-Sheng Peng;Yu Jiang

  • Whole-Genome Resequencing of Worldwide Wild and Domestic Sheep Elucidates Genetic Diversity, Introgression, and Agronomically Important Loci

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  • The origin of domestication genes in goats

    Zhuqing Zheng;Xihong Wang;Ming Li;Yunjia Li

  • Effects of the myostatin F94L substitution on beef traits

    A. K. Esmailizadeh;C. D. K. Bottema;G. S. Sellick;A. P. Verbyla

  • Historical Introgression from Wild Relatives Enhanced Climatic Adaptation and Resistance to Pneumonia in Sheep.

    Yin-Hong Cao;Song-Song Xu;Min Shen;Ze-Hui Chen

  • Convergent genomic signatures of high-altitude adaptation among domestic mammals

    Dong-Dong Wu;Dong-Dong Wu;Cui-Ping Yang;Cui-Ping Yang;Ming-Shan Wang;Ming-Shan Wang;Kun-Zhe Dong

  • Quantitative genetic analysis of growth traits and Kleiber ratios in Sanjabi sheep

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  • Paternal Origins and Migratory Episodes of Domestic Sheep

    Juan Deng;Juan Deng;Xing Long Xie;Dong Feng Wang;Chao Zhao;Chao Zhao

  • Whole-genome sequence analysis unveils different origins of European and Asiatic mouflon and domestication-related genes in sheep.

    Ze-Hui Chen;Ze-Hui Chen;Ya-Xi Xu;Xing-Long Xie;Dong-Feng Wang

  • Estimates of phenotypic and genetic parameters for reproductive traits in Kermani sheep

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  • Identification of point mutations in exon 2 of GDF9 gene in Kermani sheep

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  • The pattern of runs of homozygosity and genomic inbreeding in world-wide sheep populations.

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  • Pedigree analysis of Iran-Black sheep and inbreeding effects on growth and reproduction traits

    M.S. Mokhtari;M.S. Mokhtari;M. Moradi Shahrbabak;A.K. Esmailizadeh;H. Moradi Shahrbabak

  • A directed search around caprine candidate loci provided evidence for microsatellites linkage to growth and cashmere yield in Rayini goats

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  • Mutations in bone morphogenetic protein 15 and growth differentiation factor 9 genes are associated with increased litter size in fat-tailed sheep breeds

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  • Using microsatellite markers to analyze genetic diversity in 14 sheep types in Iran

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  • Out of Southern East Asia of the Brown Rat Revealed by Large-Scale Genome Sequencing.

    Lin Zeng;Lin Zeng;Chen Ming;Chen Ming;Yan Li;Yan Li;Ling-Yan Su;Ling-Yan Su

  • Large-scale genomic analysis reveals the genetic cost of chicken domestication.

    Ming Shan Wang;Jin Jin Zhang;Jin Jin Zhang;Xing Guo;Ming Li

  • A genome-wide scan to identify signatures of selection in two Iranian indigenous chicken ecotypes.

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