TY - JOUR
T1 - Disclosing the origin and diversity of Omani cattle
AU - Mahgoub, Osman
AU - Babiker, Hamza A.
AU - Kadim, I. T.
AU - Al-Kindi, Mohammed
AU - Hassan, Salwa
AU - Al-Marzooqi, W.
AU - Eltahir, Yasmin E.
AU - Al-Abri, M. A.
AU - Al-Khayat, Aisha
AU - Al-Sinani, Kareema R.
AU - Hilal Al-Khanjari, Homoud
AU - Costa, Vânia
AU - Chen, Shanyuan
AU - Beja-Pereira, Albano
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - Among all livestock species, cattle have a prominent status as they have contributed greatly to the economy, nutrition and culture from the beginning of farming societies until the present time. The origins and diversity of local cattle breeds have been widely assessed. However, there are still some regions for which very little of their local genetic resources is known. The present work aimed to estimate the genetic diversity and the origins of Omani cattle. Located in the south-eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, close to the Near East, East Africa and the Indian subcontinent, the Sultanate of Oman occupies a key position, which may enable understanding cattle dispersal around the Indian Ocean. To disclose the origin of this cattle population, we used a set of 11 polymorphic microsatellites and 113 samples representing the European, African and Indian ancestry to compare with cattle from Oman. This study found a very heterogenic population with a markedly Bos indicus ancestry and with some degree of admixture with Bos taurus of African and Near East origin.
AB - Among all livestock species, cattle have a prominent status as they have contributed greatly to the economy, nutrition and culture from the beginning of farming societies until the present time. The origins and diversity of local cattle breeds have been widely assessed. However, there are still some regions for which very little of their local genetic resources is known. The present work aimed to estimate the genetic diversity and the origins of Omani cattle. Located in the south-eastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, close to the Near East, East Africa and the Indian subcontinent, the Sultanate of Oman occupies a key position, which may enable understanding cattle dispersal around the Indian Ocean. To disclose the origin of this cattle population, we used a set of 11 polymorphic microsatellites and 113 samples representing the European, African and Indian ancestry to compare with cattle from Oman. This study found a very heterogenic population with a markedly Bos indicus ancestry and with some degree of admixture with Bos taurus of African and Near East origin.
KW - Arabian cattle
KW - admixture
KW - genetic diversity
KW - microsatellites
KW - population structure
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02399.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2012.02399.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 22957920
AN - SCOPUS:84876470064
SN - 0268-9146
VL - 44
SP - 336
EP - 339
JO - Animal Genetics
JF - Animal Genetics
IS - 3
ER -