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863 genomes reveal the origin and domestication of chicken by Wang, Ming-Shan, Thakur, Mukesh, Peng, Min-Sheng, Jiang, Yu, Frantz, Laurent Alain François, Li, Ming, Zhang, Jin-Jin, Wang, Sheng, Peters, Joris, Otecko, Newton Otieno, Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon, Guo, Xing, Zheng, Zhu-Qing, Esmailizadeh, Ali, Hirimuthugoda, Nalini Yasoda, Ashari, Hidayat, Suladari, Sri, Zein, Moch Syamsul Arifin, Kusza, Szilvia, Sohrabi, Saeed, Kharrati-Koopaee, Hamed, Shen, Quan-Kuan, Zeng, Lin, Yang, Min-Min, Wu, Ya-Jiang, Yang, Xing-Yan, Lu, Xue-Mei, Jia, Xin-Zheng, Nie, Qing-Hua, Lamont, Susan Joy, Lasagna, Emiliano, Ceccobelli, Simone, Gunwardana, Humpita Gamaralalage Thilini Nisanka, Senasige, Thilina Madusanka, Feng, Shao-Hong, Si, Jing-Fang, Zhang, Hao, Jin, Jie-Qiong, Li, Ming-Li, Liu, Yan-Hu, Chen, Hong-Man, Ma, Cheng, Dai, Shan-Shan, Bhuiyan, Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque, Khan, Muhammad Sajjad, Silva, Gamamada Liyanage Lalanie Pradeepa, Le, Thi-Thuy, Mwai, Okeyo Ally, Ibrahim, Mohamed Nawaz Mohamed, Supple, Megan, Shapiro, Beth, Hanotte, Olivier, Zhang, Guojie, Larson, Greger, Han, Jian-Lin, Wu, Dong-Dong, Zhang, Ya-Ping

“…Despite the substantial role that chickens have played in human societies across the world, both the geographic and temporal origins of their domestication…”
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Livestock Genomics for Developing Countries - African Examples in Practice by Marshall, Karen, Gibson, John P, Mwai, Okeyo, Mwacharo, Joram M, Haile, Aynalem, Getachew, Tesfaye, Mrode, Raphael, Kemp, Stephen J

“…African livestock breeds are numerous and diverse, and typically well adapted to the harsh environment conditions under which they perform. They have been used…”
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Potential for quantifying general environmental resilience of dairy cattle in sub-Saharan Africa using deviations in milk yield by Oloo, Richard D, Mrode, Raphael, Bennewitz, Jörn, Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere C, Ojango, Julie M K, Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher, Mwai, Okeyo A, Chagunda, Mizeck G G

“…Genetic improvement of general resilience of dairy cattle is deemed as a part of the solution to low dairy productivity and poor cattle adaptability in…”
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Ethiopian indigenous goats offer insights into past and recent demographic dynamics and local adaptation in sub‐Saharan African goats by Tarekegn, Getinet M., Khayatzadeh, Negar, Liu, Bin, Osama, Sarah, Haile, Aynalem, Rischkowsky, Barbara, Zhang, Wenguang, Tesfaye, Kassahun, Dessie, Tadelle, Mwai, Okeyo A., Djikeng, Appolinaire, Mwacharo, Joram M.

“…Knowledge on how adaptive evolution and human socio‐cultural and economic interests shaped livestock genomes particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa remains…”
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Genetic tests for estimating dairy breed proportion and parentage assignment in East African crossbred cattle by Strucken, Eva M, Al-Mamun, Hawlader A, Esquivelzeta-Rabell, Cecilia, Gondro, Cedric, Mwai, Okeyo A, Gibson, John P

“…Smallholder dairy farming in much of the developing world is based on the use of crossbred cows that combine local adaptation traits of indigenous breeds with…”
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Invited Review - African Indigenous Cattle: Unique Genetic Resources in a Rapidly Changing World by Mwai, Okeyo, Hanotte, Olivier, Kwon, Young-Jun, Cho, Seoae

“…At least 150 indigenous African cattle breeds have been named, but the majority of African cattle populations remain largely uncharacterized. As cattle breeds…”
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Livestock phenomics and genetic evaluation approaches in Africa: current state and future perspectives by Houaga, Isidore, Mrode, Raphael, Opoola, Oluyinka, Chagunda, Mizeck G G, Mwai, Okeyo A, Rege, John E O, Olori, Victor E, Nash, Oyekanmi, Banga, Cuthbert B, Okeno, Tobias O, Djikeng, Appolinaire

“…The African livestock sector plays a key role in improving the livelihoods of people through the supply of food, improved nutrition and consequently health…”
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Identifying Positive Deviant Farms Using Pareto-Optimality Ranking Technique to Assess Productivity and Livelihood Benefits in Smallholder Dairy Farming under Contrasting Stressful Environments in Tanzania by Shija, Dismas Said, Mwai, Okeyo A., Migwi, Perminus Karubiu, Komwihangilo, Daniel M., Bebe, Bockline Omedo

“…In smallholder dairy-cattle farming, identifying positive deviants that attain outstanding performance can inform targeted improvements in typical, comparable…”
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The genome landscape of indigenous African cattle by Kim, Jaemin, Hanotte, Olivier, Mwai, Okeyo Ally, Dessie, Tadelle, Bashir, Salim, Diallo, Boubacar, Agaba, Morris, Kim, Kwondo, Kwak, Woori, Sung, Samsun, Seo, Minseok, Jeong, Hyeonsoo, Kwon, Taehyung, Taye, Mengistie, Song, Ki-Duk, Lim, Dajeong, Cho, Seoae, Lee, Hyun-Jeong, Yoon, Duhak, Oh, Sung Jong, Kemp, Stephen, Lee, Hak-Kyo, Kim, Heebal

“…The history of African indigenous cattle and their adaptation to environmental and human selection pressure is at the root of their remarkable diversity…”
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Characterizing Management Practices in High- and Average-Performing Smallholder Dairy Farms under Contrasting Environmental Stresses in Tanzania by Shija, Dismas Said, Mwai, Okeyo A., Migwi, Perminus K., Mrode, Raphael, Bebe, Bockline Omedo

“…This study characterized breeding, housing, feeding and health management practices in positive deviants and typical average performing smallholder dairy farms…”
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Use of High Density Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Arrays to Assess Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Dairy Cattle in Smallholder Dairy Systems: The Case of Girinka Programme in Rwanda by Chagunda, Mizeck G G, Mujibi, Fidalis D N, Dusingizimana, Theogene, Kamana, Olivier, Cheruiyot, Evans, Mwai, Okeyo A

“…In most smallholder dairy programmes, farmers are not fully benefitting from the genetic potential of their dairy cows. This is in part due to the mismatch…”
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The mosaic genome of indigenous African cattle as a unique genetic resource for African pastoralism by Kim, Kwondo, Kwon, Taehyung, Dessie, Tadelle, Yoo, DongAhn, Mwai, Okeyo Ally, Jang, Jisung, Sung, Samsun, Lee, SaetByeol, Salim, Bashir, Jung, Jaehoon, Jeong, Heesu, Tarekegn, Getinet Mekuriaw, Tijjani, Abdulfatai, Lim, Dajeong, Cho, Seoae, Oh, Sung Jong, Lee, Hak-Kyo, Kim, Jaemin, Jeong, Choongwon, Kemp, Stephen, Hanotte, Olivier, Kim, Heebal

“…Cattle pastoralism plays a central role in human livelihood in Africa. However, the genetic history of its success remains unknown. Here, through whole-genome…”
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Assessing Lactation Curve Characteristics of Dairy Cows Managed under Contrasting Husbandry Practices and Stressful Environments in Tanzania by Shija, Dismas Said, Mwai, Okeyo A., Ojango, Julie M. K., Komwihangilo, Daniel M., Bebe, Bockline Omedo

“…The ability of smallholder dairy farming systems (SHDFS) to achieve desirable lactation-curve characteristics is constrained or reduced by environmental…”
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Milk somatic cell count, composition and yield of multi-breed dairy cattle in Ethiopia by Chernet, Tegegn Fantahun, Mwai, Okeyo, Meseret, Selam, Negussie, Enyew, Mrode, Raphael, Tarekegn, Getinet Mekuriaw, Edea, Zewdu, Gebreyohanes, Gebregziabher, Ekine-Dzivenu, Chinyere, Tera, Asrat, Tessema, Tesfaye Sisay

“…Mastitis is highly prevalent and causes significant economic loss in the Ethiopian dairy industry. An important aspect of monitoring dairy cow health and milk…”
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Values and Beliefs That Shape Cattle Breeding in Southwestern Burkina Faso by Zoma-Traoré, Bienvenue, Ouédraogo-Koné, Salifou, Soudré, Albert, Ouédraogo, Dominique, Yougbaré, Bernadette, Traoré, Amadou, Khayatzadeh, Negar, Mészáros, Gábor, Burger, Pamela Anna, Mwai, Okeyo Ally, Sölkner, Johann, Wurzinger, Maria, Probst, Lorenz

“…Cattle production in southwestern Burkina Faso is under pressure because of resource scarcity, changing climate, and cattle diseases. Well-adapted local…”
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African Indigenous Cattle: Unique Genetic Resources in a Rapidly Changing World by Mwai, Okeyo, Hanotte, Olivier, Kwon, Young-Jun, Cho, Seoae

“…At least 150 indigenous African cattle breeds have been named, but the majority of African cattle populations remain largely uncharacterized. As cattle breeds…”
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Exploring evidence of positive selection signatures in cattle breeds selected for different traits by Taye, Mengistie, Lee, Wonseok, Jeon, Soomin, Yoon, Joon, Dessie, Tadelle, Hanotte, Olivier, Mwai, Okeyo Ally, Kemp, Stephen, Cho, Seoae, Oh, Sung Jong, Lee, Hak-Kyo, Kim, Heebal

“…Since domestication, the genome landscape of cattle has been changing due to natural and artificial selection forces resulting in several general and…”
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Author Correction: 863 genomes reveal the origin and domestication of chicken by Wang, Ming-Shan, Thakur, Mukesh, Peng, Min-Sheng, Jiang, Yu, Frantz, Laurent Alain François, Li, Ming, Zhang, Jin-Jin, Wang, Sheng, Peters, Joris, Otecko, Newton Otieno, Suwannapoom, Chatmongkon, Guo, Xing, Zheng, Zhu-Qing, Esmailizadeh, Ali, Hirimuthugoda, Nalini Yasoda, Ashari, Hidayat, Suladari, Sri, Zein, Moch Syamsul Arifin, Kusza, Szilvia, Sohrabi, Saeed, Kharrati-Koopaee, Hamed, Shen, Quan-Kuan, Zeng, Lin, Yang, Min-Min, Wu, Ya-Jiang, Yang, Xing-Yan, Lu, Xue-Mei, Jia, Xin-Zheng, Nie, Qing-Hua, Lamont, Susan Joy, Lasagna, Emiliano, Ceccobelli, Simone, Gunwardana, Humpita Gamaralalage Thilini Nisanka, Senasige, Thilina Madusanka, Feng, Shao-Hong, Si, Jing-Fang, Zhang, Hao, Jin, Jie-Qiong, Li, Ming-Li, Liu, Yan-Hu, Chen, Hong-Man, Ma, Cheng, Dai, Shan-Shan, Bhuiyan, Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque, Khan, Muhammad Sajjad, Silva, Gamamada Liyanage Lalanie Pradeepa, Le, Thi-Thuy, Mwai, Okeyo Ally, Ibrahim, Mohamed Nawaz Mohamed, Supple, Megan, Shapiro, Beth, Hanotte, Olivier, Zhang, Guojie, Larson, Greger, Han, Jian-Lin, Wu, Dong-Dong, Zhang, Ya-Ping

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Genome-wide association study of trypanosome prevalence and morphometric traits in purebred and crossbred Baoulé cattle of Burkina Faso by Yougbaré, Bernadette, Soudré, Albert, Ouédraogo, Dominique, Zoma, Bienvenue L, Tapsoba, Arnaud S. R, Sanou, Moumouni, Ouédraogo-Koné, Salifou, Burger, Pamela A, Wurzinger, Maria, Khayatzadeh, Negar, Tamboura, Hamidou H, Mwai, Okeyo Ally, Traoré, Amadou, Sölkner, Johann, Mészáros, Gábor

“…In this study, single-SNP GWAS analyses were conducted to find regions affecting tolerance against trypanosomosis and morphometrics traits in purebred and…”
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High Genetic Diversity but Absence of Population Structure in Local Chickens of Sri Lanka Inferred by Microsatellite Markers by Samaraweera, Amali Malshani, Liyanage, Ranga, Ibrahim, Mohamed Nawaz, Okeyo, Ally Mwai, Han, Jianlin, Silva, Pradeepa

“…Local chicken populations belonging to five villages in two geographically separated provinces of Sri Lanka were analyzed using 20 microsatellite markers to…”
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