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This chapter presents the buffalo genetic resourcesGenetic resources in Africa. The first section (Sect. 12.1) discusses the origin and distribution of African buffalo with emphasis on the domestic water buffalo types (swamp and river buffaloRiver buffaloes). The African water buffalo phylogeny is presented in Sect. 12.2, while the various approaches to mapping the genes of buffalo and genetic diversityGenetic diversitycharacterizationCharacterization are presented in Sects. 12.3 and 12.4, respectively. The production and husbandry systems of African buffalo and genetic resourcesGenetic resources conservation are discussed in Sects. 12.5 and 12.6. This chapter concludes with a presentation of the challenges facing buffalo production and future perspectives on the development of sustainable genetic resourcesGenetic resources management for the African buffalo.

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African Water Buffalo Genetic Resources, Diversity, and Unique Features

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    2026年

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  • Sahar S. E. Ahmed,
  • Amal A. M. Hassan,
  • Ibrahim A. H. Barakat,
  • Hassan M. Al Ashmaoui

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This chapter presents the buffalo genetic resourcesGenetic resources in Africa. The first section (Sect. 12.1) discusses the origin and distribution of African buffalo with emphasis on the domestic water buffalo types (swamp and river buffaloRiver buffaloes). The African water buffalo phylogeny is presented in Sect. 12.2, while the various approaches to mapping the genes of buffalo and genetic diversityGenetic diversitycharacterizationCharacterization are presented in Sects. 12.3 and 12.4, respectively. The production and husbandry systems of African buffalo and genetic resourcesGenetic resources conservation are discussed in Sects. 12.5 and 12.6. This chapter concludes with a presentation of the challenges facing buffalo production and future perspectives on the development of sustainable genetic resourcesGenetic resources management for the African buffalo.