Identification of the FecB mutation in Garole×Malpura sheep and its effect on litter size

Mutations in the Genes for Oocyte-Derived Growth Factors GDF9 and BMP15 Are Associated with Both Increased Ovulation Rate and Sterility in Cambridge and Belclare Sheep (Ovis aries)1

J. P. Hanrahan, Scott M. Gregan, Philippe Mulsant et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2004 · 854 citations · Full text

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Highly Prolific Booroola Sheep Have a Mutation in the Intracellular Kinase Domain of Bone Morphogenetic Protein IB Receptor (ALK-6) That Is Expressed in Both Oocytes and Granulosa Cells1

Theresa Wilson, Xiyang Wu, Jennifer L. Juengel et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2001 · 548 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +16

Mutation in bone morphogenetic protein receptor-IB is associated with increased ovulation rate in Booroola Mérino ewes

Philippe Mulsant, Frédéric Lecerf, Stéphane Fabre et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2001 · 504 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Animal Sciences, Genetics +15

DNA Tests in Prolific Sheep from Eight Countries Provide New Evidence on Origin of the Booroola (FecB) Mutation1

G. H. Davis, Susan Galloway, Ian K. Ross et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2002 · 210 citations · Full text

Veterinary Medicine, Animal Sciences, Genetics +12

The ovine Booroola fecundity gene (FecB) is linked to markers from a region of human chromosome 4q

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