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Title: | Use of nutritional restriction at mating to dampen reproductive performance of 'FecB'-carrier merino ewes | Contributor(s): | Wolfenden, DH (author); Walkden-Brown, Steve William (author) | Publication Date: | 2009 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/4053 | Abstract: | The nutritional milieu strongly influences ovulation rate in both carriers and non-carriers of the Booroola fecundity gene ('FecB') (Montgomery et al. 1983; Kleemann et al. 1991). On the property 'Allandale' both homozygous ('FecB^BB') and heterozygous ('FecB^B+') merino ewes have large litter sizes (LSs) (2.1 and 2.3 respectively) and excessive losses from ovulation to weaning (>64%) (Walkden-Brown et al. 2007). This study reports an attempt to inhibit the expression of 'FecB' by a period of nutritional restriction, resulting in weight loss at mating. | Publication Type: | Conference Publication | Conference Details: | Helen Newton Turner Memorial International Workshop, Pune, India, 10th - 12th November, 2008 | Source of Publication: | Use of the FecB (Booroola) gene in sheep-breeding programs: Proceedings of the Helen Newton Turner Memorial International Workshop held in Pune, Maharashtra, India, 10-12 November 2008, p. 227-228 | Publisher: | Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) | Place of Publication: | Canberra, Australia | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 070201 Animal Breeding | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 830311 Sheep - Wool | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | E3 Extract of Scholarly Conference Publication | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.aciar.gov.au/publication/PR133 |
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Appears in Collections: | Conference Publication School of Environmental and Rural Science |
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