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Articles | Volume 68, issue 3
Articles | Volume 68, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-517-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-68-517-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 68, issue 3
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08 Aug 2025
Original study |  | 08 Aug 2025

Genetic diversity in German Pomeranian Coarsewool sheep and the possibility of breeding for maedi-visna resistance

Cassandra Frölich, Martin Ganter, Olusegun Olaniyi Adeniyi, and Gesine Lühken

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A total of 185 German Pomeranian Coarsewool (RPL) sheep were genotyped to evaluate their genetic diversity and assess the possibility of breeding for resistance against maedi-visna virus (MVV).  Breeding for MVV resistance is feasible without reducing genetic diversity, but it is not recommended until further studies confirm the protective effect of theTMEM154 allele K against MVV in this breed. This study pioneers research on selective breeding for disease resistance.
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