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DNA Tests in Prolific Sheep from Eight Countries Provide New Evidence on Origin of the Booroola (FecB) Mutation by DAVIS, George H, GALLOWAY, Susan M, INOUNU, Ismeth, TIESNAMURTI, Bess, MARTYNIUK, Elzbieta, EYTHORSDOTTIR, Emma, MULSANT, Philippe, LECERF, Frederic, HANRAHAN, James P, BRADFORD, G. Eric, WILSON, Theresa, ROSS, Ian K, GREGAN, Scott M, WARD, Jamie, NIMBKAR, Bon V, GHALSASI, Pradip M, NIMBKAR, Chanda, GRAY, G. Douglas, SUBANDRIYO

“…Recent discoveries that high prolificacy in sheep carrying the Booroola gene ( FecB ) is the result of a mutation in the BMPIB receptor and high prolificacy in…”
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The presence of Icelandic leadersheep affects flock behaviour when exposed to a predator test by Brunberg, Emma, Eythórsdóttir, Emma, Dýrmundsson, Ólafur R., Grøva, Lise

“…•Icelandic leadersheep (LS) is a sheep breed genetically selected for leader traits.•The effect of LS on group behaviour during different predator tests was…”
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Factors affecting birth weight and pre-weaning growth rate of lambs from the Icelandic sheep breed by Sveinbjörnsson, Jóhannes, Eythórsdóttir, Emma, Örnólfsson, Eyjólfur K.

“…•The aim of the study was to define the main non-genetic factors affecting variability in lamb weaning weight in a production system typical for Iceland and…”
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A frameshift deletion in the GDF9 gene in Icelandic Loa prolific sheep by Holm, Lars‐Erik, Bendixen, Christian, Eythorsdottir, Emma, Hallsson, Jon H.

“…Several genetic variants have been shown to affect the mean number of offspring in different sheep breeds. Here, we analyzed samples from Icelandic sheep with…”
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Selection signatures in worldwide sheep populations by Fariello, Maria-Ines, Servin, Bertrand, Tosser-Klopp, Gwenola, Rupp, Rachel, Moreno, Carole, San Cristobal, Magali, Boitard, Simon

“…The diversity of populations in domestic species offers great opportunities to study genome response to selection. The recently published Sheep HapMap dataset…”
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Revealing the History of Sheep Domestication Using Retrovirus Integrations by Chessa, Bernardo, Pereira, Filipe, Arnaud, Frederick, Amorim, Antonio, Goyache, Félix, Mainland, Ingrid, Kao, Rowland R, Pemberton, Josephine M, Beraldi, Dario, Stear, Michael J, Alberti, Alberto, Pittau, Marco, Iannuzzi, Leopoldo, Banabazi, Mohammad H, Kazwala, Rudovick R, Zhang, Ya-ping, Arranz, Juan J, Ali, Bahy A, Wang, Zhiliang, Uzun, Metehan, Dione, Michel M, Olsaker, Ingrid, Holm, Lars-Erik, Saarma, Urmas, Ahmad, Sohail, Marzanov, Nurbiy, Eythorsdottir, Emma, Holland, Martin J, Ajmone-Marsan, Paolo, Bruford, Michael W, Kantanen, Juha, Spencer, Thomas E, Palmarini, Massimo

“…The domestication of livestock represented a crucial step in human history. By using endogenous retroviruses as genetic markers, we found that sheep…”
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Frequencies of genes for coat colour and horns in Nordic cattle breeds by Kantanen, J, Olsaker, I, Brusgaard, K, Eythorsdottir, E, Holm, L E, Lien, S, Danell, B, Adalsteinsson, S

“…Gene frequencies of coat colour and horn types were assessed in 22 Nordic cattle breeds in a project aimed at establishing genetic profiles of the breeds under…”
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Utilization of farm animal genetic resources in a changing agro-ecological environment in the Nordic countries by Kantanen, Juha, Løvendahl, Peter, Strandberg, Erling, Eythorsdottir, Emma, Li, Meng-Hua, Kettunen-Præbel, Anne, Berg, Peer, Meuwissen, Theo

“…Livestock production is the most important component of northern European agriculture and contributes to and will be affected by climate change. Nevertheless,…”
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Early medieval cattle remains from a Scandinavian settlement in Dublin: genetic analysis and comparison with extant breeds by MacHugh, David E., Troy, Christopher S., McCormick, Finbar, Olsaker, Ingrid, Eythórsdóttir, Emma, Bradle, Daniel G.

“…A panel of cattle bones excavated from the 1000–year–old Viking Fishamble Street site in Dublin was assessed for the presence of surviving mitochondrial DNA…”
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Revealing the History of Sheep Domestication Using Retrovirus Integrations by CHESSA, Bernardo, PEREIRA, Filipe, ALBERTI, Alberto, PITTAU, Marco, IANNUZZI, Leopoldo, BANABAZI, Mohammad H, KAZWALA, Rudovick R, ZHANG, Ya-Ping, ARRANZ, Juan J, ALI, Bahy A, ZHILIANG WANG, UZUN, Metehan, ARNAUD, Frederick, DIONE, Michel M, OLSAKER, Ingrid, HOLM, Lars-Erik, SAARMA, Urmas, AHMAD, Sohail, MARZANOV, Nurbiy, EYTHORSDOTTIR, Emma, HOLLAND, Martin J, AJMONE-MARSAN, Paolo, BRUFORD, Michael W, AMORIM, Antonio, KANTANEN, Juha, SPENCER, Thomas E, PALMARINI, Massimo, GOYACHE, Félix, MAINLAND, Ingrid, KAO, Rowland R, PEMBERTON, Josephine M, BERALDI, Dario, STEAR, Michael J

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Frequencies of genes for coat colour and horns in Nordic cattle breeds by Kantanen, Juha, Olsaker, Ingrid, Brusgaard, Klaus, Eythorsdottir, Emma, Holm, Lars-Erik, Lien, Sigbjørn, Danell, Birgitta, Adalsteinsson, Stefan

“…Gene frequencies of coat colour and horn types were assessed in 22 Nordic cattle breeds in a project aimed at establishing genetic profiles of the breeds under…”
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DNA Tests in Prolific Sheep from Eight Countries Provide New Evidence on Origin of the Booroola (FecB) Mutation1 by Davis, George H, Galloway, Susan M, Ross, Ian K, Gregan, Scott M, Ward, Jamie, Nimbkar, Bon V, Ghalsasi, Pradip M, Nimbkar, Chanda, Douglas Gray, G, Subandriyo, Inounu, Ismeth, Tiesnamurti, Bess, Martyniuk, Elzbieta, Eythorsdottir, Emma, Mulsant, Philippe, Lecerf, Frederic, Hanrahan, James P, Eric Bradford, G, Wilson, Theresa

“…Recent discoveries that high prolificacy in sheep carrying the Booroola gene (FecB) is the result of a mutation in the BMPIB receptor and high prolificacy in…”
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Genetic variation in woolskin quality of Icelandic lambs by Eythorsdottir, E. (Agricultural Research Inst., Reykjavik (Iceland).)

“…Pelt and skin traits were recorded on live lambs of the Icelandic sheep breed and their pelts before and after tanning to double-face lambskins. Carcass weight…”
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