Nimbkar, C

Ghalsasi, P M

Walkden-Brown, S W

Van Der Werf, J h J

2023-07-26

<p>Litter size records of Deccani crossbred sheep with 0, 1 or 2 copies of the <i>FecB</i> mutation were analysed. FecB carrier ewes had higher live litter size per ewe lambed, at birth and at the age of 3 months than non-carrier ewes. Live litter size per ewe conceived, at birth and at 3 months age, of both <i>FecB^B+</i> and <i>FecB^BB</i> ewes was the same, weaning 50% more lambs per ewe conceived than noncarrier ewes. The dampened expression of the <i>FecB</i> mutation thus leads to less lamb losses and increased lamb production in the Deccan plateau production system.</p>

Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics, v.25, p. 138-141

1328-3227

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/56098

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Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG)

FecB carrier Deccani crossbred ewes in Maharashtra, India have moderately higher litter sizes than non-carrier ewes

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