African Local Pig Genetic Resources in the Context of Climate Change Adaptation
Lenox Pius,
Shuntao Huang,
George Wanjala
et al.
Abstract:Africa is home to a wide diversity of locally adapted pig breeds whose genetic architecture offers important insights into livestock adaptation to climate change. However, the majority of these inherent traits have not been fully highlighted. This review presents an overview of the current state of African pig genetic resources, providing highlights on their population and production statistics, production system, population diversity indices, and genomic evidence underlying their evolutionary potential. The s… Show more
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