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Table 5 Association of BMP15 genotypes with standardized litter size (LS) and ovulation rate (OR) in two Barbarine ecotypes

From: FecX Bar a Novel BMP15 mutation responsible for prolificacy and female sterility in Tunisian Barbarine Sheep

Ecotypes

Genotypes

n

OR (mean ± SD)

LS (mean ± SD)

“W” flock

FecX + /FecX +

26

1.37 ± 0.53a

1.12 ± 0.32a

FecX + /FecX Bar

19

2.04 ± 0.75a

1.43 ± 0.51a

FecX Bar /FecX Bar

1

1a

 

Conventional flock

FecX + /FecX +

 

1.1

1.08 ± 0.23

  1. a Difference at P = 0.08