Bignell, C.W., Malau-Aduli, A.E.O., Nichols, P.D., McCulloch, R., and Kijas, J.W. (2010) East Friesian sheep carry a Myostatin allele known to cause muscle hypertrophy in other breeds. Animal Genetics, 41 (4). pp. 445-446.

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Abstract

The East Friesian breed of sheep was developed in northern Germany and the Netherlands, and has become one of the world's most productive dairy sheep. It is likely to have contributed to the foundation of other breeds, such as the Texel,which originated in the Netherland's chain of West Friesian islands. The Texel is a meat breed that displays a muscle hypertrophy phenotype caused by a G to A substitution(g.+6723G>A) in the Myostatin gene. Given the likelihood of a common population history linking Texel and East Frisian, we sought to determine if the latter also carries the mutant g.+6723A Myostatin allele despite the divergent production profiles of the two breeds.

Item ID:	41044
Item Type:	Article (Short Note)
ISSN:	1365-2052
Date Deposited:	28 Oct 2015 04:12
FoR Codes:	06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0604 Genetics > 060408 Genomics @ 45% 07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES > 0702 Animal Production > 070201 Animal Breeding @ 45% 07 AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCES > 0702 Animal Production > 070204 Animal Nutrition @ 10%
SEO Codes:	83 ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND ANIMAL PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 8303 Livestock Raising > 830310 Sheep - Meat @ 100%
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