Probably, breeding decisions promoting the crosses between zebu-like and taurinecattle are underlying this geographical pattern of variation.
2
The similarity between B. primigenius and modern taurinecattle confirms that these should be considered members of a single species.
3
European cattle diversity is generally dominated by taurinecattle, although elevated levels of indicine ancestry have been recorded in several breeds from southern Europe.
4
In this study, whole-genome re-sequencing data from indicine and Brazilian locally adapted taurinecattle breeds were used to detect genomic regions under selective pressure.