Admixture and diversity in West African cattle populations

• Published in: Molecular ecology Vol. 13; no. 11; pp. 3477 - 3487
• Main Authors: Freeman, A.R, Meghen, C.M, MacHugh, D.E, Loftus, R.T, Achukwi, M.D, Bado, A, Sauveroche, B, Bradley, D.G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.11.2004; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: admixture; Africa; Animal populations; Animals; Bos indicus; Bos taurus; Breeding; Cattle; Cattle - classification; Cattle - genetics; Coastal zone; Disease transmission; Ecosystem; gene flow; Genealogy; Genetic diversity; Genetic Variation; Humid areas; Immunity, Innate - genetics; microsatellite; Microsatellite Repeats; Multivariate Analysis; Phylogeny; Population genetics; trypanosomiasis; Trypanosomiasis, Bovine - transmission; Variance analysis; Vector-borne diseases; Africa; Middle East; West Africa; Europe; India

We present a population genetic analysis of microsatellite variation in 16 West African cattle populations. West Africa represents a unique juxtaposition of different climatic and ecological zones in a relatively small geographical area. While more humid coastal regions are inhabited by the tsetse f...