Special Issue "Genetics and Important Economic Traits of Goats and Sheep"

Dear Colleagues,

Goats (Capra hicus) and sheep (Ovis aries) were domesticated around 11,000 years ago in Southwest Asia, which are among the first animals to be domesticated by human beings. The domestication of goats and sheep is an important event in the history of human civilization and the agricultural revolution, and full of human wisdom to conquer nature. However, the exact line of descent between domestic goat and sheep and their wild ancestors remain open to questions. Goats and sheep were primarily raised for meat, milk, fibers (hair, wool) and hide. Different breeds are adapted to multiple environments, including harsh environments and extreme climatic conditions. They are good models for studying natural and artificial selection. It is important to investigate the possible genomic signatures of natural selection for adaptation to various environments and the possible key genes of artificial selection for achieving profitable phenotypes. In this Special Issue, we invite a wide range of paper submissions on goat and sheep genetics and genomics, including reviews, research papers, etc.

Dr. Jiaxue Cao
Guest Editor

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• goat
• sheep
• genetics
• genomics
• evolution
• key gene function
• domestication