Birbal Singh*, Gorakh Mal, Rinku Sharma, Devi Gopinath, Gauri Jairath, Ajayta Rialch and Suma N

ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Regional Station, Palampur, H.P, India

*Corresponding Author:Birbal Singh, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Regional Station, Palampur, H.P, India.

Received: May 08, 2025; Published: September 29, 2025

Abstract

Bioresources are indispensable to the development and sustenance of a national economy. North-West Himalayan Region (NWHR) of Indian subcontinent is bequeathed with a rich, yet unexploited unique resources entailing glaciers, perennial streams and rivulets, climates, plants and animals. Goats, sheep, buffaloes, cattle and camels inhabiting NWHR exhibit distinctive evolutional adaptation to ambient stress. The exclusive adaptive features include physiological i.e., pulmonary and cardiovascular systems, more volume and pulmonary vasculature, and biochemical mechanisms like efficient O2-exchange, and blood O2-exchange at tissue levels. The gut microbiota of these animals enable them to utilize feedstuff enriched with indigestible lignocellulose and anti-nutritional phytochemicals. The genes, genetic pathways regulating adaptation and the metabolic traits should be exploited to improve adaptive performance of high-yielding livestock susceptible to stresses.

Keywords: Evolutional Adaptation; Ambient Stress; Livestock Biodiversity; North-West Himalayas; Genetic Variations; Candidate Genes

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Citation

Citation: Birbal Singh., et al. “The Livestock with Unique Evolutional Adaptation to North-West Himalayan Region".Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 7.10 (2025): 57-67.

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