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Novel pathways linked to the expression of temperament in Merino sheep: a genome-wide association study.
Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience - 1 Nov 2024
Ding L, Colman E R, Wang Y, Ramachandran M, Maloney S K, Chen N, Yin J, Chen L, Lier E V, Blache D, Wang M
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Animal temperament refers to the inherent behavioural and emotional characteristics of an animal, influencing how it interacts with its environment. The selection of sheep for temperament can change the temperament traits of the selected line and improve the welfare and production (reproduction, growth, immunity) of those animals. To understand the genetics that underly variation in temperament in sheep, and how...
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