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Fecundity

Code: H869

74,72 €

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Short description

Over the past few decades, breeders of the Entlebucher Mountain Dog have noticed a decrease in their dogs’ litter size.

General information

Over the past few decades, breeders of the Entlebucher Mountain Dog have noticed a decrease in their dogs’ litter size. Litters have decreased from an average of 6.2 puppies in the 1980s to 5.4 in the 2010s. This decrease in fertility has been linked in part to a mutation on the gene GDF9.

Specifications

Breeds

Entlebucher mountain dog
Gene

GDF9
Chromosome

11
Mutation

c.229C>T
Organ

Reproductive system
Specimen

Swab, Blood EDTA, Blood Heparin, Semen, Tissue
Mode of Inheritance

Multifactorial

Clinical features

Dogs carrying at least one copy of the mutant allele are more likely to give birth to a smaller litter size.

Additional information

Fertility/fecundity is a multifactorial trait, which depends on many different genes and on other factors.

References

Pubmed ID: 31802524

Year published: 2020

Omia ID: 2362

Omia variant ID:

Turnaround information

  • 15 working days