Publications by authors named "Rahamon Akinyele Moshood Adedokun"
Over the last several hundred years, donkeys have adapted to high-altitude conditions on the Tibetan Plateau. Interestingly, the kiang, a closely related equid species, also inhabits this region. Previous reports have demonstrated the importance of specific genes and adaptive introgression in divergent lineages for adaptation to hypoxic conditions on the Tibetan Plateau.
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- - The study identifies two distinct maternal lineages of domestic donkeys using mitochondrial sequence analysis, revealing their separation based on whole mitochondrial genomes and partial D-loop sequences.
- - Clade I lineage shows a significant population increase over 8,000 years ago with a complex haplotype network, while Clade II lineage has stable population numbers and a simpler network.
- - Geographic distribution indicates Clade I lineage dominates in sub-Saharan Africa, while Clade II is more common along the East and North African coasts, suggesting different domestication events influenced by environmental and human factors.
To investigate exposure of Nigerian horses to West Nile virus (WNV), we determined the seroprevalence rate of anti-WNV antibody in a cohort of 145 horses. Serum samples were collected from three locations in southwestern Nigeria between October, 2011, and July, 2012. The horses were asymptomatic and unvaccinated against WNV at the time of sampling.
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