Domestic and Wild Sheep

Name: Domestic and Wild Sheep
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ISBN: 9780443439940

Origins, Genetics and Breeding

by Menghua Li, Hosein Salehian Dehkordi

1st Edition

Publisher: Academic Press

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Print ISBN	9780443439940
eText ISBN	9780443439957
Publisher	Academic Press
Publishing Year	2025
Edition	1st Edition
Language	English
Pages	440

The 1st Edition of Domestic and Wild Sheep: Origins, Genetics and Breeding offers a systematic characterization of the genus Ovis for academic researchers and industry scientists. Written by Menghua Li and Hosein Salehian Dehkordi, the volume examines evolutionary patterns, genetic diversity, animal behavior, geographical expansion, breeding strategies, and domestication processes.

The material moves across four thematic sections that structure the current biological understanding of wild and domesticated populations. Initial sections introduce individual Ovis species alongside their adaptive and reproductive behaviors. Subsequent chapters detail genetic markers and functional genetic mechanisms, linking specific genes to physiological traits, production characteristics, and stress resistance before addressing ancient migrations and human historical connections.

Drawing on extensive leadership from authors who hosted the World Sheep Conference four times, the volume provides structured biological analysis across wild and domestic lineages. It guides academic researchers and industry specialists focused on animal breeding, evolution, behavior, and biodiversity conservation.

Chapter 1: An introduction to sheep, its importance in human history, its taxonomic classification, and diversity
Chapter 2: Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)
Chapter 3: Thinhorn sheep (Ovis dalli)
Chapter 4: Snow sheep (Ovis nivicola)
Chapter 5: Argali (Ovis ammon)
Chapter 6: Urial (Ovis vignei)
Chapter 7: Asian mouflon (Ovis gmelini; Ovis orientalis)
Chapter 8: European mouflon (Ovis musimon)
Chapter 9: Domestic sheep (Ovis aries)
Chapter 10: Adapted behaviors of genus Ovis to various conditions
Chapter 11: Reproductive behaviors during the reproductive season and post-parturation
Chapter 12: Genes and behavioral traits
Chapter 13: New methods and technologies to record sheep behaviors
Chapter 14: Genetic markers and platforms in genetics studies of sheep
Chapter 15: Functional genes and genetic mechanisms underlying phenotypic variations in wild sheep
Chapter 16: Functional genes for meat production and growth traits
Chapter 17: Functional genes for milk production
Chapter 18: Functional genes for wool traits and coat colors
Chapter 19: Functional genes for reproductive traits
Chapter 20: Functional genes for tail-type traits
Chapter 21: Functional genes regulating appendage development
Chapter 22: Functional genes control stress and disease resistance
Chapter 23: Sheep domestication and major post-domestication breeding
Chapter 24: Post-domestication expansions and haplotypes
Chapter 25: Archaeological evidence and historical records from sheep remains for ancient DNA
Chapter 26: Evidence from Neolithic archaeological sites during past millennia and post-Neolithic practices to produce sheep products
Chapter 27: Interspecies mating and genetic introgressions among the Ovis species