ASSOCIATION OF GENETIC VARIANTS OF ß-LACTOGLOBULIN GENE WITH MILK TRAITS OF JEZEROPIVSKA SHEEP BREED

The results presented in this study could be useful in improvement of the concept of conservation and sustainable use of this autochthonous sheep breed, while gene of ß-Lg as a potential marker in improving milk traits of sheep. [...]in-depth research of genetic Osijek, CROATIA. According to the recent investigations, genetic polymorphism of milk proteins (ß-Lg) in sheep has been closely associated with milk production parameters and technological properties (El-Shazly et al., 2012; Özmen and Kul, 2016; Wafaa et al., 2019). [...]for obtaining complete data, it is important to investigate milk production traits (duration of lactation, milk yield and milk composition) and to analyse the effect of ß-Lg genotypes on the milk properties of this autochthonous Montenegrin sheep breed what would be in line with similar research on other sheep breeds in Europe and in the world.