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Estimates of Genomic Heritability and the Marker-Derived Gene for Re(Production) Traits in Xinggao Sheep.
Genes - 25 Feb 2023
Liu Zaixia, Fu Shaoyin, He Xiaolong, Liu Xuewen, Shi Caixia, Dai Lingli, Wang Biao, Chai Yuan, Liu Yongbin, Zhang Wenguang
Abstract excerpt
Xinggao sheep are a breed of Chinese domestic sheep that are adapted to the extremely cold climatic features of the Hinggan League in China. The economically vital reproductive trait of ewes (litter size, LS) and productive traits of lambs (birth weight, BWT; weaning weight, WWT; and average daily gain, ADG) are expressed in females and later in life after most of the selection decisions have been made. This...
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