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An association of haemoglobin protein (HBB) with ovulation rate in Cambridge sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

V. I. Glazko ,
J. B. Owen ,
I. Ap Dewi  and
R. F. E. Axford
V. I. Glazko
Affiliation:
Institute of Agriecology and Biotechnology, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine
J. B. Owen
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor LL57 2UW
I. Ap Dewi
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor LL57 2UW
R. F. E. Axford
Affiliation:
School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor LL57 2UW
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Abstract

Blood from 106 females (1 to 7 years old) of the Cambridge flock at the University of Wales, Bangor was analysed for 21 protein systems. Of the 11 polymorphic systems, haemoglobin protein (HBB) was found to be significantly associated with ovulation rate as measured by mean ovulation rate for all records per ewe. Mean ovulation rate for the HBB AA genotype was 1·25 ovulations higher than for the AB and BB genotypes (P < 0·001). The results suggest that a gene segregating in this breed is different from the Booroola (FecB) gene and that lambs of either sex can be screened at a young age for a major difference in ovulation rate.

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genetic markershaemoglobin proteinovulation ratesheep

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Animal Science , Volume 64 , Issue 2 , April 1997 , pp. 279 - 282
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1997

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