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SNP rs403212791 in exon 2 of the MTNR1A gene is associated with reproductive seasonality in the Rasa aragonesa sheep breed.
Theriogenology - 1 Jun 2018
Calvo J H, Serrano M, Martinez-Royo A, Lahoz B, Sarto P, Ibañez-Deler A, Folch J, Alabart J L
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to characterize and identify causative SNPs in the MTNR1A gene responsible for the reproductive seasonality traits in the Rasa aragonesa sheep breed. A total of 290 ewes (155, 84 and 51 mature, young and ewe lambs, respectively) from one flock were controlled from January to August. The following three reproductive seasonality traits were considered: the total days of anoestrus (TDA) and...
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