Fine mapping of the FecL locus influencing prolificacy in Lacaune sheep

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 804-812

  Drouilhet, L ^a   Lecerf, F ^a,c   Bodin, L ^a   Fabre, S ^b   Mulsant, P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^c AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Lacaune; Major gene; Ovulation; Prolificacy; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME MAP; FEMALE; GENETICS; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MUTATION; OVULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MUTATION; OVULATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70449514668     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01919.x     Document Type: Article

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