Water buffalo genome science comes of age

The water buffalo is vital to the lives of small farmers and to the economy of many countries worldwide. Not only are they draught animals, but they are also a source of meat, horns, skin and particularly the rich and precious milk that may be converted to creams, butter, yogurt and many cheeses. Ge...

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Published inInternational journal of biological sciences Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 333 - 349
Main Authors Michelizzi, Vanessa N, Dodson, Michael V, Pan, Zengxiang, Amaral, M Elisabete J, Michal, Jennifer J, McLean, Derek J, Womack, James E, Jiang, Zhihua
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia Ivyspring International Publisher 01.01.2010
Subjects
Animals
Buffaloes - classification
Buffaloes - genetics
Genome - genetics
In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
Phylogeny
Review
Cytogenetics
Whole genome mapping
Genome biotechnology
Genome resources
next generation sequencing
Water buffalo
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Summary:The water buffalo is vital to the lives of small farmers and to the economy of many countries worldwide. Not only are they draught animals, but they are also a source of meat, horns, skin and particularly the rich and precious milk that may be converted to creams, butter, yogurt and many cheeses. Genome analysis of water buffalo has advanced significantly in recent years. This review focuses on currently available genome resources in water buffalo in terms of cytogenetic characterization, whole genome mapping and next generation sequencing. No doubt, these resources indicate that genome science comes of age in the species and will provide knowledge and technologies to help optimize production potential, reproduction efficiency, product quality, nutritional value and resistance to diseases. As water buffalo and domestic cattle, both members of the Bovidae family, are closely related, the vast amount of cattle genetic/genomic resources might serve as shortcuts for the buffalo community to further advance genome science and biotechnologies in the species.
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Conflict of Interest: The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists.
ISSN:1449-2288
1449-2288
DOI:10.7150/ijbs.6.333