Segregation of a major gene influencing ovulation in progeny of Lacaune meat sheep

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 447-464

  Bodin, Loys ^a   SanCristobal, Magali ^a   Lecerf, Frédéric ^a   Mulsant, Philippe ^a   Bibé, Bernard ^b   Lajous, Daniel ^a   Belloc, Jean Pierre ^c   Eychenne, Francis ^d   Amigues, Yves ^e   Elsen, Jean Michel ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^c Domaine Expérimental de Langlade ^*  (France)

^d Domaine Expérimental de Langlade   (France)

^e LABOGENA   (France)

Author keywords

Major gene; Ovulation; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DNA;

SHEEP;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; AUTOSOME; BREEDING; CROSS BREEDING; DOMINANT GENE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HETEROZYGOTE; INHERITANCE; LITTER SIZE; MAJOR GENE; MALE; MEAT; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PEDIGREE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGENY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SHEEP; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036655366     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2002017     Document Type: Article

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