Reproductive traits are extremely important to the goat industry because moderate increase
in litter size can lead to large profit. Traditional selection for improving litter size is difficult …

Ethiopia lies within the earliest geographic center for the dispersal of livestock into the
African continent. It therefore comprises a unique repository of livestock genetic diversity in …

Goats are one of the oldest domesticated animal species widely distributed in the world
playing an important role in the food production system in Sub-Saharan African Region …

Bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) is member of the transforming growth factor-beta
superfamily that has crucial roles in fecundity of goat and sheep. Previous investigations …

Goat farming in Bangladesh is primarily centred on indigenous Black Bengal goat, a highly
prolific breed. Searching for genetic markers associated with prolificacy in this breed is vital …

The present study was undertaken to explore the genetic basis of caprine prolificacy and to
screen indigenous goats for prolificacy associated markers of sheep in BMPR1B, GDF9 and …

Genetic mutations on major genes increase ovulation rate and litter size in sheep. Three
major genes have been identified belonging to the TGF-β superfamily until now. These …

Kisspeptin gene (Kiss1) has a significant role in reproductive processes in mammals.
However, only little information is available about the association of Kiss1 gene with litter …

Background Multiple births occur frequently in some Iranian sheep breeds, while infertility
scarcely occurs. Mutation detection in major fecundity genes has been explored in most of …

Kejobong goat is known as prolific and high productivity goat breed in Indonesia. PCR-
RFLP and sequencing technique was established in the present study to accomplish the …