Pubertal onset in the ewe is subject to a multitude of physiological and environmental
constraints. As seasonal breeders, sheep rely on decreasing photoperiod to enter puberty …

The aim was to study the polymorphisms of the melatonin receptor 1A gene (MTNR1A) and
its relationship with seasonal reproduction in the Sarda sheep breed. Four-thousand …

The aim of this study was to determine whether polymorphisms of the melatonin receptor 1A
(MTNR1A) gene influence the age at first mating in autumn-born ram-lambs and influence …

The ovine Melatonin Receptor 1A (MTNR1A) gene was structurally characterised and
association between its variants and the reproductive seasonality was examined in a …

Previous researches have shown that MTNR1A plays an essential role in sheep
reproduction. However, most researches focused more on the reproductive seasonality of …

The aims of this study were 1) to investigate the effect of MTNR1A gene polymorphisms on
reproductive performance in ewes of one Italian and two Slovenian dairy sheep breeds …

The aim of this study was to characterize the MTNR1A locus in Sarda sheep breed, in order
to identify potential single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with reproductive …

In several species, circadian changes in melatonin concentrations play a key role in the
photoperiodic control of seasonality. In sheep, two silent mutations in the melatonin receptor …

The aims were to evaluate the reproductive response to ram placement with Sarda ewes
with different allelic variants at position g. 15099485 A> G of the MTNR1 A gene. Ram …

Melatonin receptor 1A gene is the prime receptor mediating the effect of melatonin at the
neuroendocrine level for control of seasonal reproduction in sheep. The aims of this study …