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Candidate Genes Associated with Economically Important Traits of Sheep - A Review
Mirna Gavran
; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Zvonko Antunović
; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Vesna Gantner
; Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
Sažetak
Sheep give meat, milk, wool to the human population and this makes them a significant
part of the world livestock industry. The basis of meat, milk and wool production is
reproduction, respectively the success of reproduction. The result of reproduction is under the
direct influence of genotypes and external factors and their interaction. The most important
sheep product is meat and it is the main reason why sheep are raised in most countries.
Milk is an important product of sheep, it is the basic food of young lambs and it plays an
important role in the diet of the population. Wool makes sheep unique and therefore they
are recognizable at first sight, in other words, different from other types of animals. Wool is a
characteristic product of different and very variable economic importance, in some countries
it is the most important product of sheep which provides the largest part of income. Many
genes correlated with diverse economically significant phenotypic characteristics and their
roles have been reported in domestic animals to date. In animal breeding, the identification
of candidate genes correlated with economically important traits of sheep is crucial. The
detailed information of the classified genes connected with significant traits helps to improve
production capacity and productivity of sheep. Moreover, in this way the sheep processing
industry can be increased, and thus the profitability and benefit of sheep breeders. The aim of
this review is to provide complete information on the identified candidate genes associated
with important production traits of sheep.
Ključne riječi
sheep, meat, milk, wool, candidate genes
Hrčak ID:
263049
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.9.2021.
Posjeta: 973 *