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Genetic diversity in German Pomeranian Coarsewool sheep and the possibility of breeding for maedi-visna resistance
Cassandra Frölich
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Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30173 Hanover, Germany
Martin Ganter
Clinic for Swine and Small Ruminants, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, 30173 Hanover, Germany
Olusegun Olaniyi Adeniyi
Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany
Gesine Lühken
Institute of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Justus Liebig University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germany
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Genetics of horn traits in sheep are still under investigation. Icelandic sheep were chosen to further characterize this complex trait using known variants as it is highly variable for horn characteristics. Only the published variant for multi-hornedness was in perfect segregation. The absence of horns was analyzed in multi-horned sheep. Only tendencies of association were found for hornlessness and for different horn shapes and sizes, confirming previous results in other breeds.
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Short summary
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.
A total of 185 German Pomeranian Coarsewool (RPL) sheep were genotyped to evaluate their genetic...
