Novel pathways linked to the expression of temperament in Merino sheep: a genome-wide association study

Animal temperament refers to the inherent behavioural and emotional characteristics of an animal, influencing how it interacts with its environment. The selection of sheep for temperament can change the temperament traits of the selected line and improve the welfare and production (reproduction, gro...

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Published in:	Animal
Main Authors:	L. Ding, E.R. Colman, Y. Wang, M. Ramachandran, S.K. Maloney, N. Chen, J. Yin, L. Chen, E.V. Lier, D. Blache, M. Wang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-11-01
Subjects:	Candidate genes Genotyping Merino sheep Single nucleotide polymorphisms Temperament breeding
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731124002106