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Association between polymorphisms of the ovine prion protein gene and lamb performance traits of Scottish Blackface sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

R M Sawalha ,
S Brotherstone ,
W Y N Man ,
J Conington ,
L Bunger  and
B Villanueva
R M Sawalha*
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
S Brotherstone
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
W Y N Man
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
J Conington
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
L Bunger
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
B Villanueva
Affiliation:
Scottish Agricultural College, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Several studies investigating associations between prion protein (PrP) genotypes and performance traits in several sheep breeds have recently been published. Most of these studies have failed to give conclusive results due to small numbers of animals used or a potential genotyping bias as those animals selected for PrP genotyping were chosen based on their performance (e.g. De Vries et al., 2005). Polymorphisms of the PrP gene has been linked with susceptibility to scrapie with the ARR allele generally associated with resistance and the VRQ with susceptibility. This study investigates the associations with PrP genotype for a wide range of lamb performance traits in experimental flocks of Scottish Blackface in which all animals have been PrP genotyped.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2006 , March 2006 , pp. 2
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Copyright © The American Society of International Law 2016

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De Vries, F., Hamann, H., Drogemuller, C., Ganter, M., and Distl, O.. 2005. Analysis of associations between the prion protein genotypes and production traits in East Friesian milk sheep. J. Dairy Sci. 88: 392-398.Google Scholar