The Booroola is a Merino strain that has a high rate of multiple births.
Booroola's prolificacy was studied extensively by New Zealand researchers, who provided one of the first examples of the practical application of gene mapping in sheep, by mapping the Booroola gene to chromosome 6 .[1]
- ^ Montgomery, G.W.; Galloway, S.M.; Davis, G.H.; McNatty, K.P. (2001). "Genes controlling ovulation rate in sheep". Reproduction. 121 (6): 843–852. doi:10.1530/rep.0.1210843. PMID 11373170.
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