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Investigation of the Booroola ( FecB) and Inverdale ( FecX I ) mutations in 21 prolific breeds and strains of sheep sampled in 13 countries by Davis, G.H., Balakrishnan, L., Ross, I.K., Wilson, T., Galloway, S.M., Lumsden, B.M., Hanrahan, J.P., Mullen, M., Mao, X.Z., Wang, G.L., Zhao, Z.S., Zeng, Y.Q., Robinson, J.J., Mavrogenis, A.P., Papachristoforou, C., Peter, C., Baumung, R., Cardyn, P., Boujenane, I., Cockett, N.E., Eythorsdottir, E., Arranz, J.J., Notter, D.R.

“…Twenty-one of the world's prolific sheep breeds and strains were tested for the presence of the FecB mutation of BMPR1B and the FecX I mutation of BMP15. The…”
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Native breeds demonstrate high contributions to the molecular variation in northern European sheep by Tapio, M, Tapio, I, Grislis, Z, Holm, L.E, Jeppsson, S, Kantanen, J, Miceikiene, I, Olsaker, I, Viinalass, H, Eythorsdottir, E

“…Population contribution to genetic diversity can be estimated using neutral variation. However, population expansion or hybridization of diverged ancestries…”
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Characteristics and utilization of sheep pelts by Näsholm, A., Eythorsdottir, E.

“…In the present work the production and quality of sheep pelts is reviewed with emphasis on three breeds, the Karakul, the Swedish Gotland and the Icelandic…”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of 20 north European cattle breeds by Kantanen, J, Olsaker, I, Holm, L-E, Lien, S, Vilkki, J, Brusgaard, K, Eythorsdottir, E, Danell, B, Adalsteinsson, S

“…Blood samples were collected from 743 animals from 15 indigenous, 2 old imported, and 3 commercial North European cattle breeds. The samples were analyzed for…”
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Unfolding of population structure in Baltic sheep breeds using microsatellite analysis by Tapio, I, Tapio, M, Grislis, Z, Holm, L.E, Jeppsson, S, Kantanen, J, Miceikiene, I, Olsaker, I, Viinalass, H, Eythorsdottir, E

“…Studies of domestic animals are performed on breeds, but a breed does not necessarily equate to a genetically defined population. The division of sheep from…”
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The ability of video image analysis to predict lean meat yield and EUROP score of lamb carcasses by Einarsson, E., Eythórsdóttir, E., Smith, C. R., Jónmundsson, J. V.

“…A total of 862 lamb carcasses that were evaluated by both the VIAscan® and the current EUROP classification system were deboned and the actual yield was…”
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Comparison of milk protein allele frequencies in Nordic cattle breeds by Lien, S, Kantanen, J, Olsaker, I, Holm, L.E, Eythorsdottir, E, Sandberg, K, Dalsgard, B, Adalsteinsson, S

“…Allele frequencies at four milk protein loci were studied in five modem and 17 old Nordic cattle breeds in order to reveal variants that are characteristic for…”
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Temporal changes in genetic variation of North European cattle breeds by Kantanen, J., Olsaker, 1I., Adalsteinsson, S., Sandberg, K., Eythorsdottir, E., Pirhonen, K., Holm, L-E.

“…Temporal changes in genetic variation within and between 13 North European cattle breeds were evaluated using erythrocyte antigen systems and transferrin…”
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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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Heterozygosity excess at the cattle DRB locus revealed by large scale genotyping of two closely linked microsatellites by Van Haeringen, WA, Gwakisa, P. S., Mikko, S., Eythorsdottir, E., Holm, L. E., Olsaker, 1I., Outteridge, P., Andersson, L.

“…A method for MHC DRB typing in cattle based on two closely linked and highly polymorphic microsatellites is described. The two microsatellites DRBP1ms and…”
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Dual origins of dairy cattle farming--evidence from a comprehensive survey of European Y-chromosomal variation by Edwards, Ceiridwen J, Ginja, Catarina, Kantanen, Juha, Pérez-Pardal, Lucía, Tresset, Anne, Stock, Frauke, Gama, Luis T, Penedo, M Cecilia T, Bradley, Daniel G, Lenstra, Johannes A, Nijman, Isaäc J

“…Diversity patterns of livestock species are informative to the history of agriculture and indicate uniqueness of breeds as relevant for conservation. So far,…”
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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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Feasibility and utility of microsatellite markers in archaeological cattle remains from a Viking Age settlement in Dublin by Edwards, C. J., Connellan, J., Wallace, P. F., Park, S. D. E., McCormick, F. M., Olsaker, I., Eythórsdóttir, E., MacHugh, D. E., Bailey, J. F., Bradley, D. G.

“…Summary Nineteen cattle bones from the Viking 10th and early 11th century levels in Dublin were assessed for presence of reliable genotypes from three…”
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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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Differentiation of European cattle by AFLP fingerprinting by Negrini, R, Nijman, I.J, Milanesi, E, Moazami-Goudarzi, K, Williams, J.L, Erhardt, G, Dunner, S, Rodellar, C, Valentini, A, Bradley, D.G, Olsaker, I, Kantanen, J, Ajmone-Marsan, P, Lenstra, J.A

“…The Neolithic introduction of domestic cattle into Europe was followed by differential adaptation, selection, migration and genetic isolation, leading…”
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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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Revisiting AFLP fingerprinting for an unbiased assessment of genetic structure and differentiation of taurine and zebu cattle by Utsunomiya, Yuri Tani, Bomba, Lorenzo, Lucente, Giordana, Colli, Licia, Negrini, Riccardo, Lenstra, Johannes Arjen, Erhardt, Georg, Garcia, José Fernando, Ajmone-Marsan, Paolo

“…Descendants from the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius), taurine (Bos taurus) and zebu cattle (Bos indicus) were domesticated 10,000 years ago in Southwestern…”
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DNA Tests in Prolific Sheep from Eight Countries Provide New Evidence on Origin of the Booroola (FecB ) Mutation by Davis, G H, Galloway, S M, Ross, I K, Gregan, S M, Ward, J, Nimbkar, B V, Ghalsasi, P M, Nimbkar, C, Douglas Gray, G, Inounu, I, Tiesnamurti, B, Martyniuk, E, Eythorsdottir, E, Mulsant, P, Lecerf, F, Hanrahan, J P, Bradford, Eric, Wilson, T

“…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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Temporal changes in genetic variation of North European cattle breeds: Changes in genetic variation of cattleJ Kantanen by Kantanen, J., Olsaker, I., Adalsteinsson, S., Sandberg, K., Eythorsdottir, E., Pirhonen, K., Holm, L-E.

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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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