Article
Associations of polymorphisms of the ovine prion protein gene with growth, carcass, and computerized tomography traits in Scottish Blackface lambs.
Journal of animal science - 1 Mar 2007
Sawalha R M, Brotherstone S, Man W Y N, Conington J, Bünger L, Simm G, Villanueva B
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study was to investigate and estimate the associations of the ovine prion protein (PrP) genotypes with a wide range of performance traits in Scottish Blackface lambs. Performance records of up to 7,138 sheep of known PrP genotypes born from 1999 to 2004 in 2 experimental farms were utilized. Performance traits studied were BW at birth, marking (when the sheep were identified with permanent...
Topics
- Alleles
- Animals
- Body Composition
- Female
- Genotype
- Male
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Prions
- Sheep
