Correction to: Genomic measures of inbreeding coefficients and genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity islands in Iranian river buffalo, Bubalus bubalis

Ghoreishifar, Seyed Mohammad; Moradi-Shahrbabak, Hossein; Fallahi, Mohammad Hossein; Sarghale, Ali Jalil; Moradi-Shahrbabak, Mohammad; Abdollahi-Arpanahi, Rostam; Khansefid, Majid

doi:10.1186/s12863-020-00841-7

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“…The Azeri or Caucasian breed originated in the Indo valley and descended from the Indian buffalo. Archeological evidence suggests that buffaloes were raised in Iran (Lorestan region), around the ninth century B.C., as buffalo heads have been found engraved on a bronze stick from the same period (11,46). This is a black-colored breed, with short horns growing backward and a population size of ∼600,000 head.…”

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“…The Khuzestan buffalo (sometimes called Khuzestani) is a breed amounting to hundreds of thousands head raised in Iraq and Iran. They are large animals, probably the biggest buffalo breed in the Near East, with short horns pointing upward and forming a ring at the end (7,46). Raised mostly for milk purposes, the average milk production of these animals is ∼1,950 kg of milk within 210-240 days of lactation, with a reported average of 8.6 kg/head/day for Khuzestan buffaloes (48).…”

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Bubalus bubalis: A Short Story

Minervino

Zava²,

Vecchio

et al. 2020

Front. Vet. Sci.

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The domestic buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), also known as water buffalo or Asian buffalo to prevent confusion with the American bison (Bison bison), wrongly named buffalo in North America, comprises two subspecies: the river buffalo (B. bubalis bubalis) and the swamp buffalo (B. bubalis kerebau). The swamp buffalo has a consistent phenotype and is considered as one type, even if many breeds are recognized within it; conversely, the river buffalo subspecies has many breeds. We found limited information available regarding the worldwide distribution of buffaloes. The best estimate is that 208,098,759 buffalo head are distributed in 77 countries in five continents. In this review, we presented the basic aspects of the water buffalo and unraveled the buffalo path followed from the origin of the species to its current global distribution. We reviewed several data sources to provide a better estimate of the world buffalo count and distribution.

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Section: Water Buffalo Breedsmentioning

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Bubalus bubalis: A Short Story

Minervino

Zava²,

Vecchio

et al. 2020

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Genomic investigation of milk production in Italian buffalo

Cesarani

Biffani

Garcia

et al. 2021

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of genomic selection in the Italian Mediterranean water buffalo, which is farmed mainly in the south Italy for milk, and mozzarella, production. A total of 498 animals were genotyped at 49,164 loci. Test day records (80,417) of milk (MY), fat (FY) and protein (PY) yields from 4127 cows, born between 1975 and 2009, were analysed in a three-trait model. Cows born in 2008 and 2009 with phenotypes and genotypes were selected as validation animals (n ¼ 50). Variance components (VC) were estimated with BLUP and ssGBLUP. Heritabilities for BLUP were 0.25 ± 0.02 (MY), 0.16 ± 0.01 (FY) and 0.25 ± 0.01 (PY). Breeding values were computed using BLUP and ssGBLUP, using VC estimated from BLUP. ssGBLUP was applied in five scenarios, each with a different number of genotypes available: (A) bulls ( 35); (B) validation cows (50); (C) bulls and validation cows ( 85); (D) all genotyped cows (463); (E) all genotypes (498). Model validation was performed using the LR method: correlation, accuracy, dispersion, and bias statistics were calculated. Average correlations were 0.71 ± 0.02 and 0.82 ± 0.01 for BLUP and ssGBLUP-E, respectively. Accuracies were also higher in ssGBLUP-E (0.75 ± 0.03) compared to BLUP (0.57 ± 0.03). The best dispersions (i.e. closer to 1) were found for ssGBLUP-C. The use of genotypes only for the 35 bulls did not change the validation values compared to BLUP. Results of the present study, even if based on small number of animals, showed that the inclusion of genotypes of females can improve breeding values accuracy in the Italian Buffalo. HIGHLIGHTSThe genotypes of males did not improve the predictions. Genotypes of females improve breeding values accuracy. Slight increase in prediction accuracy with weighted ssGBLUP.

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Genome-wide comparative analyses highlight selection signatures underlying saline adaptation in Chilika buffalo

Surati,

Niranjan,

Pundir

et al. 2024

Physiological Genomics

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Chilika, a native buffalo breed of the Eastern coast of India, is mainly distributed around the Chilika brackish water lake connected with the Bay of Bengal Sea. This breed possesses a unique ability to delve deep into the salty water of the lake and stay there to feed on local vegetation of saline nature. Adaptation to salinity is a genetic phenomenon, however, the genetic basis underlying the salinity tolerance is still limited in animals specifically in livestock. The present study explores the genetic evolution that unveils the Chilika buffalo's adaptation to the harsh saline habitat (water and food system). For this study, whole genome resequencing data on 18 Chilika buffalo and for comparison 10 Murrah buffalo of normal habitat were generated. For identification of selection sweeps, intrapopulation and interpopulation statistics were employed. A total of 709, 309, 468, and 354 genes were detected having selection sweeps in Chilika buffalo using the nucleotide diversity (θπ), Tajima's D, nucleotide diversity ratio (θπ-ratio), and FST methods, respectively. Further analysis revealed a total of 23 genes including EXOC6B, VPS8, LYPD1, VPS35, CAMKMT, NCKAP5, COMMD1, MYLK3, B3GNT2 were found to be common by all the methods. Furthermore, functional annotation study of identified genes provided pathways such as MAPK signaling, renin secretion, endocytosis, oxytocin signaling pathway, etc. Gene network analysis enlists hub genes, provide insights into their interactions with each other. In conclusion, this study has highlighted the genetic basis underlying the local adaptive function of Chilika buffalo under saline environment.

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Correction to: Genomic measures of inbreeding coefficients and genome-wide scan for runs of homozygosity islands in Iranian river buffalo, Bubalus bubalis

Abstract: Following publication of the original article [1], the authors flagged that the article had published with the author ‘Ali Jalil Sarghale’ erroneously omitted from the author list.

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Bubalus bubalis: A Short Story

Bubalus bubalis: A Short Story

Genomic investigation of milk production in Italian buffalo

Genome-wide comparative analyses highlight selection signatures underlying saline adaptation in Chilika buffalo

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