Article
Analyses for the presence of a major gene affecting uterine capacity in unilaterally ovariectomized rabbits.
Genetics - 1 Mar 2003
Argente M J, Blasco A, Ortega J A, Haley C S, Visscher P M
Abstract excerpt
The presence of a major gene for uterine capacity (UC), ovulation rate (OR), number of implanted embryos (IE), embryo survival (ES), fetal survival (FS), and prenatal survival (PS) was investigated in a population of rabbits divergently selected for UC for 10 generations. Selection was performed on estimated breeding values for UC up to four parities. UC was estimated as litter size in the remaining overcrowded...
Topics
- Animals
- Female
- Functional Laterality
- Least-Squares Analysis
- Models, Genetic
- Ovariectomy
- Phenotype
- Rabbits
- Uterus
