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Investigation of the Booroola (FecB) and Inverdale (FecXI) mutations in 21 prolific breeds and strains of sheep sampled in 13 countries

  • G. H. Davis*
  • , L. Balakrishnan
  • , I. K. Ross
  • , T. Wilson
  • , S. M. Galloway
  • , B. M. Lumsden
  • , J. P. Hanrahan
  • , M. Mullen
  • , X. Z. Mao
  • , G. L. Wang
  • , Z. S. Zhao
  • , Y. Q. Zeng
  • , J. J. Robinson
  • , A. P. Mavrogenis
  • , C. Papachristoforou
  • , C. Peter
  • , R. Baumung
  • , P. Cardyn
  • , I. Boujenane
  • , N. E. Cockett
  • E. Eythorsdottir, J. J. Arranz, D. R. Notter
*Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Twenty-one of the world's prolific sheep breeds and strains were tested for the presence of the FecB mutation of BMPR1B and the FecXI mutation of BMP15. The breeds studied were Romanov (2 strains), Finn (2 strains), East Friesian, Teeswater, Blueface Leicester, Hu, Han, D'Man, Chios, Mountain Sheep (three breeds), German Whiteheaded Mutton, Lleyn, Loa, Galician, Barbados Blackbelly (pure and crossbred) and St. Croix. The FecB mutation was found in two breeds, Hu and Han from China, but not in any of the other breeds. The 12 Hu sheep sampled were all homozygous carriers of FecB (FecBB/FecB B) whereas the sample of 12 Han sheep included all three genotypes (FecBB/FecBB, FecBB/FecB+, FecB +/FecB+) at frequencies of 0.33, 0.58 and 0.08, respectively. There was no evidence of FecXI in any of the breeds sampled.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)87-96
    Number of pages10
    JournalAnimal Reproduction Science
    Volume92
    Issue number1-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPrint publication - 1 Mar 2006

    Keywords

    • Breeds
    • DNA
    • Major gene
    • Reproduction
    • Sheep

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