GENETIC POLYMORPHISM OF PROLIFIC GENES IN GOAT - A BRIEF REVIEW

Animal geneticists' unvarying endeavor to maximize profit from livestock can be achieved by improving the genetic potential using appropriate selection methods. Genetic selection is an important tool for gaining maximum benefit from livestock. The improved reproductive efficiency and increased fertility rate of animal will ultimately pave the way for economic benefit of farmers. However, improvement of reproductive traits through selection is usually difficult to accomplish due to low heritability of traits. Therefore, immense efforts are being made to search some of major genes that would influence fecundity of animal. In this present context we focus on various SNPs of prolific genes associated with prolificacy in goat.