The effect of the gene for polledness on conception rate and litter size in the Damascus goat 英文参考文献.docVIP

A.P. MAVROGENIS Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources yC prrrs Data on 1 709 matings and 1 247 parturitions were used to study the effect of the gene for polledness on conception rate and litter size in the Damascus breed of goat in With one exception all polled sires used in the study proved to be heterozygous Pp for the polled factor P. There was consistent excess of males in the offspring of all mating types with an overall proportion of males (53.1 p: 100) significantly different from the 50:50 ratio. Intersexes (6.0 p. 100) were found only wh