A review on prolificacy genes in sheep

• Published in: Reproduction in domestic animals Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 631 - 637
• Main Authors: Abdoli, R, Zamani, P, Mirhoseini, SZ, Ghavi Hossein-Zadeh, N, Nadri, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2016
• Subjects: alleles; Animal reproduction; Animals; Breeding; breeding value; economic valuation; Epistasis; Female; Fertility; Gene Expression Regulation - physiology; Genes; Genetic control; Genetic diversity; Genetic improvement; genetic variation; genomics; heritability; Hogs; Litter size; Litter Size - genetics; major genes; Mutation; Ovis aries; Ovulation; phenotype; Polygenic inheritance; prediction; Reproduction; reproductive performance; reproductive traits; selection response; Sheep; Sheep - genetics; Sheep - physiology; sheep breeds

Contents Ovulation rate and litter size are important reproduction traits in sheep and are of high economic value. Reproduction traits typically have low to medium heritabilities and do not exhibit a noticeable response to phenotypic selection. Therefore, inclusion of genetic information of the gene...