Effects of goat social rank on kid gender
Mechanisms of gender ratio in progeny are complex and the fine details are still largely unknown, even in mammals. Though the 50% ratio of males and females is expected, various factors have been shown to be effective in diverting the ratio from the expected. In this study, dominance index, effects...
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Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
2007-03-01
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| author | C. Tölü T. Savaş A. Pala H. Thomsen |
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| description | Mechanisms of gender ratio in progeny are complex and the fine details are still largely unknown, even in mammals. Though the 50% ratio of males and females is expected, various factors have been shown to be effective in diverting the ratio from the expected. In this study, dominance index, effects of sire, age of dam, birth type and year of birth on the gender ratio of Turkish Saanen goat kids were investigated in a full model. The analysis indicated that dominance index (DI) of the dam had a significant influence on the gender ratio of kids (P = 0.036). Certain sires tended to father female descendants repeatedly and the dams with high dominance index gave birth to male kids. Effects of sire on kid gender approached significance (P = 0.094). Age of dam, year and birth type were insignificant. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d515a85c7d845d08d3ef66edf8fa70a2023-02-23T03:32:29ZengCzech Academy of Agricultural SciencesCzech Journal of Animal Science1212-18191805-93092007-03-01523778210.17221/2235-CJAScjs-200703-0004Effects of goat social rank on kid genderC. Tölü0T. Savaş1A. Pala2H. Thomsen3Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, TurkeyDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, TurkeyDepartment of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, TurkeyDepartment of Genetics and Biotechnology, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Research Centre Foulum, DenmarkMechanisms of gender ratio in progeny are complex and the fine details are still largely unknown, even in mammals. Though the 50% ratio of males and females is expected, various factors have been shown to be effective in diverting the ratio from the expected. In this study, dominance index, effects of sire, age of dam, birth type and year of birth on the gender ratio of Turkish Saanen goat kids were investigated in a full model. The analysis indicated that dominance index (DI) of the dam had a significant influence on the gender ratio of kids (P = 0.036). Certain sires tended to father female descendants repeatedly and the dams with high dominance index gave birth to male kids. Effects of sire on kid gender approached significance (P = 0.094). Age of dam, year and birth type were insignificant.https://cjas.agriculturejournals.cz/artkey/cjs-200703-0004_effects-of-goat-social-rank-on-kid-gender.phpgoatgender ratiosire effectagebirth typ |
| spellingShingle | C. Tölü T. Savaş A. Pala H. Thomsen Effects of goat social rank on kid gender Czech Journal of Animal Science goat gender ratio sire effect age birth typ |
| title | Effects of goat social rank on kid gender |
| title_full | Effects of goat social rank on kid gender |
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| title_short | Effects of goat social rank on kid gender |
| title_sort | effects of goat social rank on kid gender |
| topic | goat gender ratio sire effect age birth typ |
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