Breeding for higher prolificacy may improve lamb production efficiency in semi-intensive and
intensive sheep-production systems. Crossbreeding of native breeds with exotic prolific …

Simple Summary The gene for Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 has multiple single-
nucleotide polymorphism sites related to fertility in sheep. To increase fertility, a better …

The search for the genetic determinism of prolificacy variability in sheep has evidenced
several major mutations in genes playing a crucial role in the control of ovulation rate. In the …

Maximizing the number of offspring born per female is a key functionality trait in commercial-
and/or subsistence-oriented livestock enterprises. Although the number of offspring born is …

Reproductive traits, such as ovulation rate and litter size, are important factors influencing
the sheep industry. The bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) is a major gene affecting …

Simple Summary BMPRIB, GDF9, BMP15, LEPR, and B4GALNT2 genes were regarded as
leading candidates for reproductive traits in sheep. Our recent studies identified 13 novel …

GDF9 is an essential gene for normal follicular development and prolificacy in sheep. The
aim of this study was to determine the genetic polymorphism and G1 mutation of GDF9 gene …

Sheep fertility genes have been studied in Turkey for many years. But so far it cannot be said
that a satisfactory result has been achieved in terms of the number of detected …

Advances in the study of reproductive traits indicate that functional variation in fertility genes
may be useful for improving sheep fertility. The aim of this study was to search for variation in …

Genetic engineering of farm animals is commonly carried out via cell-mediated transfection
followed by somatic cell nuclear transfer. However, efficient transfer of exogenous DNA into …