Prospects for a sustainable dairy sector in the Mediterranean

Djemali, M.; Guellouz, M.

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“…In addition to nutrition, the availability of adequate feed, efficient support services, and reasonable milk production costs are crucial factors in improving milk production [62]. To ensure the production of sufficient high-quality roughage, optimal utilization of arable land is essential.…”

Section: Sheep Farming Sustainability Strategiesmentioning

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Sustainability of Sheep Farming in Eastern Mediterranean Region

Koluman (Darcan),

Paksoy

2024

Agricultural Sciences

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Sheep farming in this region holds economic, social, and environmental significance, contributing to livelihoods and food production for the local population. The sustainability of sheep production in the region faces threats from various factors, including climate, nutrition, health, and breeding systems. Efforts have been undertaken in recent years to develop improved feeding and management practices, as well as to ensure the welfare of ruminants. Adapting to changing climatic conditions has been recognized as a priority to ensure the continuity of small ruminant production in the region. However, the sheep farming sector has faced challenges from both the global pandemic and the food crisis in recent years. These external factors have posed additional hurdles for sustainable and profitable sheep production. This chapter aims to identify socio-economic and environmental sustainability issues in sheep production in the Eastern Mediterranean region. It emphasizes the need to address these issues for the future sustainability and profitability of sheep farming. This may involve implementing resilient and adaptive strategies to cope with changing climate conditions, improving resource management, and finding solutions to the challenges posed by external crises.

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Sustainability of Sheep Farming in Eastern Mediterranean Region

Koluman (Darcan),

Paksoy

2024

Agricultural Sciences

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Genome-wide insights into population structure and genetic history of tunisian local cattle using the illumina bovinesnp50 beadchip

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BackgroundTunisian local cattle populations are at risk of extinction as they were massively crossed with imported breeds. Preservation of indigenous livestock populations is important because each of them comprises a unique set of genes resulting from a local environment-driven selection that occurred over hundreds of years. The diversity and genetic structure of Tunisian local cattle populations are poorly understood. However, such information is crucial to the conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources.In addition, comparing the genomic structure of population sets from different parts of the world could help yield insight into their origin and history.In the present study, we provide a detailed assessment of the population structure of the three Tunisian local cattle populations using various methods, and we highlight their origin and history by investigating approximately ~38,000 SNPs in a broad panel of 878 individuals from 37 worldwide cattle breeds representative of African, European and indicine populations.ResultsOur study revealed a low level of divergence and high genetic diversity in Tunisian local cattle reflecting low levels of genetic drift. A Comparison with the worldwide cattle panel pinpointed the admixed origin of the genome of the three Tunisian populations with the two main European and African ancestries. Our results were in agreement with previous historical and archaeological reports about the past gene flow that existed between North African and South European breeds, in particular with Iberian cattle. We also detected a low-level indicine introgression in the three Tunisian populations and we inferred that indicine ancestry was inherited via African ancestors.ConclusionsOur results represent the first study providing genetic evidence about the origin and history of Tunisian local cattle. The information provided by the fine-scale genetic characterization of our study will enhance the establishment of a national conservation strategy for these populations. These results may enable the identification of genetic variants involved in adaptation to harsh environmental conditions.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-015-1638-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Prospects for a sustainable dairy sector in the Mediterranean

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Sustainability of Sheep Farming in Eastern Mediterranean Region

Sustainability of Sheep Farming in Eastern Mediterranean Region

Genome-wide insights into population structure and genetic history of tunisian local cattle using the illumina bovinesnp50 beadchip

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