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The sheep growth hormone gene polymorphism and its effects on milk traits.
The Journal of dairy research - 1 May 2015
Dettori Maria Luisa, Pazzola Michele, Pira Emanuela, Paschino Pietro, Vacca Giuseppe Massimo
Abstract excerpt
Growth hormone (GH) is encoded by the GH gene, which may be single copy or duplicate in sheep. The two copies of the sheep GH gene (GH1/GH2-N and GH2-Z) were entirely sequenced in one 106 ewes of Sarda breed, in order to highlight sequence polymorphisms and investigate possible association between genetic variants and milk traits. Milk traits included milk yield, fat, protein, casein and lactose percentage. We...
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