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Understanding the relationship between the inbreeding coefficient and multilocus heterozygosity: theoretical expectations and empirical data by Slate, J, David, P, Dodds, K.G, Veenvliet, B.A, Glass, B.C, Broad, T.E, McEwan, J.C

“…Geneticists have been interested in inbreeding and inbreeding depression since the time of Darwin. Two alternative approaches that can be used to measure how…”
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Mutations in an oocyte-derived growth factor gene ( BMP15 ) cause increased ovulation rate and infertility in a dosage-sensitive manner by Galloway, Susan M, McNatty, Kenneth P, Cambridge, Lisa M, Laitinen, Mika P.E, Juengel, Jennifer L, Jokiranta, T. Sakari, McLaren, Robert J, Luiro, Kaisu, Dodds, Ken G, Montgomery, Grant W, Beattie, Anne E, Davis, George H, Ritvos, Olli

“…Multiple ovulations are uncommon in humans, cattle and many breeds of sheep. Pituitary gonadotrophins and as yet unidentified ovarian factors precisely…”
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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 Cells by WILSON, Theresa, WU, Xi-Yang, MCNATTY, Kenneth P, MONTGOMERY, Grant W, JUENGEL, Jennifer L, ROSS, Ian K, LUMSDEN, Joanne M, LORD, Eric A, DODDS, Ken G, WALLING, Grant A, MCEWAN, John C, O'CONNELL, Anne R

“…The Booroola fecundity gene ( FecB ) increases ovulation rate and litter size in sheep and is inherited as a single autosomal locus. The effect of FecB is…”
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Association mapping of cold-induced sweetening in potato using historical phenotypic data by Baldwin, S.J., Dodds, K.G., Auvray, B., Genet, R.A., Macknight, R.C., Jacobs, J.M.E.

“…In this study, historical phenotypic data from a potato breeding programme were used with an association mapping approach to identify alleles of candidate…”
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Linkage Disequilibrium in Domestic Sheep by McRae, A. F, McEwan, J. C, Dodds, K. G, Wilson, T, Crawford, A. M, Slate, J

“…The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the number of livestock QTL mapping studies. The next challenge awaiting livestock geneticists is to determine…”
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An Enhanced Linkage Map of the Sheep Genome Comprising More Than 1000 Loci by Maddox, J. F.

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Estimates of genetic parameters for breech strike and potential indirect indicators in sheep by Pickering, NK, Blair, HT, Hickson, RE, Johnson, PL, Dodds, KG, McEwan, JC

“…AIM: To determine flystrike incidence, and estimate genetic parameters and potential indicator traits to reduce breech strike susceptibility in Romney sheep in…”
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Genetic evaluation using parentage information from genetic markers by Dodds, K. G, Tate, M. L, Sise, J. A

“…Genetic evaluation relies on pedigree information to account for the trait information on individuals and their relatives. Recording pedigrees may place…”
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directed search in the region of GDF8 for quantitative trait loci affecting carcass traits in Texel sheep by Johnson, P. L, McEwan, J. C, Dodds, K. G, Purchas, R. W, Blair, H. T

“…A directed search for QTL affecting carcass traits was carried out in the region of growth differentiation factor 8 (GDF8, also known as myostatin) on ovine…”
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Meat quality traits were unaffected by a quantitative trait locus affecting leg composition traits in Texel sheep by Johnson, P. L, McEwan, J. C, Dodds, K. G, Purchas, R. W, Blair, H. T

“…A QTL affecting leg muscle and fat traits has been identified within the New Zealand Texel population. The QTL maps to a region on OAR 2 with a two-marker…”
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An autosomal genetic linkage map of the sheep genome by Crawford, A.M. (University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.), Dodds, K.G, Ede, A.J, Pierson, C.A, Montgomery, G.W, Garmonsway, H.G, Beattie, A.E, Davies, K, Maddox, J.F, Kappes, S.W

“…We report the first extensive ovine genetic linkage map covering 2070 cM of the sheep genome. The map was generated from the linkage analysis of 246…”
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Evidence That an Imprinted Gene on the X Chromosome Increases Ovulation Rate in Sheep by Davis, George H, Dodds, Ken G, Wheeler, Roger, Jay, Nigel P

“…Ovulation rate records from 1311 female progeny of 50 Coopworth rams were used to study the inheritance of ovulation rate in a screened high prolificacy sheep…”
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Evaluation of microsatellites as a potential tool for product tracing of ground beef mixtures by Shackell, G.H., Mathias, H.C., Cave, V.M., Dodds, K.G.

“…Microsatellite genotyping was evaluated as a potential tool for DNA-based tracing of ground beef product. DNA from mixtures containing different numbers of…”
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Genetic Resistance to Experimental Infection with Mycobacterium bovis in Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) by MACKINTOSH, C. G, QURESHI, T, WALDRUP, K, LABES, R. E, DODDS, K. G, GRIFFIN, J. F. T

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Coriander Spice Oil:  Effects of Fruit Crushing and Distillation Time on Yield and Composition by Smallfield, Bruce M, van Klink, John W, Perry, Nigel B, Dodds, Kenneth G

“…Crushing intensity and distillation time were evaluated for their effects on the oil yield and composition of steam-distilled essential oil from fruits of…”
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second-generation linkage map of the sheep genome by De Gortari, M.J, Freking, B.A, Cuthbertson, R.P, Kappes, S.M, Keele, J.W, Stone, R.T, Leymaster, K.A, Dodds, D.G, Crawford, A.M, Beattie, C.W

“…A genetic map of Ovis aries (haploid n = 27) was developed with 519 markers (504 microsatellites) spanning ~3063 cM in 26 autosomal linkage groups and 127 cM…”
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Bone density in sheep: genetic variation and quantitative trait loci localisation by Campbell, A.W, Bain, W.E, McRae, A.F, Broad, T.E, Johnstone, P.D, Dodds, K.G, Veenvliet, B.A, Greer, G.J, Glass, B.C, Beattie, A.E, Jopson, N.B, McEwan, J.C

“…Bone density (BD) is an important factor in osteoporotic fracture risk in humans. However, BD is a complex trait confounded by environmental influences and…”
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Fine mapping of genes on sheep chromosome 1 and their association with milk traits by Calvo, J.H, Martínez-Royo, A, Beattie, A.E, Dodds, K.G, Marcos-Carcavilla, A, Serrano, M

“…On the basis of comparative mapping between cattle/sheep and human for milk trait quantitative trait loci (QTL) on BTA3/OAR1, annexin A9 (ANXA9) and solute…”
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Production performance, repeatability and heritability estimates for live weight, fleece weight and fiber characteristics of alpacas in New Zealand by Wuliji, T, Davis, G.H, Dodds, K.G, Turner, P.R, Andrews, R.N, Bruce, G.D

“…The production performance, repeatability and heritability estimates for live weight, fleece weight and fiber characteristics of alpacas farmed in the South…”
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A putative autosomal gene increasing ovulation rate in Romney sheep by Davis, G.H., Farquhar, P.A., O’Connell, A.R., Everett-Hincks, J.M., Wishart, P.J., Galloway, S.M., Dodds, K.G.

“…Ovulation rates were measured in 547 progeny of 24 rams in a Romney flock with a long history of high prolificacy. These sheep were from the same family line…”
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