Article
Genotype by environment interactions for behavioral reactivity in sheep.
Journal of animal science - 1 Apr 2016
Hazard D, Bouix J, Chassier M, Delval E, Foulquié D, Fassier T, Bourdillon Y, François D, Boissy A
Abstract excerpt
In sheep, social reactivity and reactivity to humans are relevant behavioral responses that are used to investigate the behavioral adaptation of farm animals to various rearing conditions. Such traits were previously reported as heritable and associated with several QTLs. However, few behavior-related genotype by environment (G × E) interactions have been reported to date. The experiment was performed on 2,989...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Female
- Gene-Environment Interaction
- Genotype
- Humans
- Locomotion
- Male
- Quantitative Trait Loci
- Sheep
