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The impact of a transgene for ovine growth hormone on the performance of two breeds of sheep.
Journal of animal science - 1 Sept 2002
Adams N R, Briegel J R, Ward K A
Abstract excerpt
The effect of a transgene encoding ovine growth hormone and regulated by a metallothionein promoter was examined in progeny of 69 Merino ewes and 49 Poll Dorset ewes that were inseminated by rams heterozygous for the gene construct. The presence of the transgene had no effect on the progeny from one of the three rams used, as evinced by a normal concentration and secretion pattern of growth hormone and normal...
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