Using Genomics to Measure Phenomics: Repeatability of Bull Prolificacy in Multiple-Bull Pastures [PDF]
Agriculture, 2021 Phenotypes are necessary for genomic evaluations and management. Sometimes genomics can be used to measure phenotypes when other methods are difficult or expensive.
Gary L. Bennett +7 more
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QTL mapping identifies novel major loci for kernel row number-associated ear fasciation, ear prolificacy and tillering in maize (Zea mays L.) [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Maize ear fasciation originates from excessive or abnormal proliferation of the ear meristem and usually manifests as flattened multiple-tipped ear and/or disordered kernel arrangement.
Kai Li +6 more
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Balancing Prolificacy and Lamb Meat Production: Links Among Litter Size, Prenatal Development, Carcass Traits, and Meat Quality in Sheep [PDF]
AnimalsProlificacy can increase lamb output per ewe, but its productive value depends on the survival, growth, and carcass performance of each additional lamb. This review examines the pathway from genetic control of ovulation to realized litter size, prenatal ...
Song Guan +5 more
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Second litter syndrome in Iberian pig breed: factors influencing the performance
Animal, 2022 Second litter syndrome (SLS) consists of a loss of prolificacy in the second parity (P2), when a sow presents the same or lower results for litter size than in the first parity (P1).
S. Sanz-Fernández +6 more
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Body linear traits for identifying prolific goats [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2014 Aim: The present study was conducted on prolific goat breed to identify body linear type traits that might be associated with prolificacy trait in goats.
Avijit Haldar +5 more
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Effect of Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) on the Reproductive Performance in Ossimi Ewes [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Medical Research, 2022 This study aimed to evaluate the influence of gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) administration to Ossimi ewes before mating on their conception, lambing and prolificacy rates, and their mean lambs’ birth weights. Twenty-one (three to five years old)
Mostafa Farghal, Ahmed Mostafa
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Effect of Non-Genetic Factors on Reproduction of Extensive versus Intensive Florida Dairy Goats
Veterinary Sciences, 2022 The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the production system and other environmental/phenotype factors on age at first kidding (AFK), kidding interval (KI) and prolificacy of 19,772 Florida goats reared between 2000 and 2019 on 49
Pablo Rodríguez-Hernández +6 more
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Reproductive performance of hair sheep under different body conditions and feeding levels
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2023 The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of the interaction between feeding level (FL) and body condition score (BCS) on the reproductive parameters of Pelibuey hair sheep (Ovis aries). The experimental units (64 ewes) were randomly assigned
Juan González-Maldonado +3 more
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Genome-wide association study reveals novel candidate genes for litter size in Markhoz goats
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 IntroductionThe Markhoz goat is the only breed that can produce high-quality fiber called mohair in Iran; however, the size of its population has faced a dramatic decline during the last decades, mainly due to the reluctance of farmers to rear Markhoz ...
Peyman Mahmoudi +5 more
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Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology, 2019 The growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) gene has been regarded as having major impacts on ovulation rate and litter size in sheep. The aim of this study was to identify the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of the GDF9 gene and their association ...
Resti Yuliana Rahmawati +2 more
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