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Marker-assisted introgression of fecundity mutation into Barbarine sheep breed under low input production system.
Tropical animal health and production - 24 Apr 2023
Bedhiaf-Romdhani Sonia, Baazaoui Imen, Arari Emna, Lahmar Mustapha, Letaief Neyrouz, Hemdène Mounir, Rekik Mourad, Haile Aynalem
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Fecundity gene introgression has become an economical method to improve sheep prolificacy in developing countries. The FecXBar and FecGH mutations are variants of the BMP15 and GDF9 sheep genes, respectively, identified in Tunisian Barbarine sheep prolific line "W-INRAT," created through a prolificacy-based selection program. The first mutation caused increased prolificacy in heterozygous state and sterility in...
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