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. 2026 May 19;27(10):4554. doi: 10.3390/ijms27104554
AI Artificial insemination
BCS Body condition score
BLUP Best linear unbiased prediction
BMPR1B Bone morphogenetic protein receptor type 1B
BMP15 Bone morphogenetic protein 15
CC BY Creative commons attribution
CIDR Controlled internal drug release
DOI Digital object identifier
E2 Estradiol
Ecg Equine chorionic gonadotropin
ERα Estrogen receptor alpha
Erβ Estrogen receptor beta
FABM Feed agribusiness management
FecB Booroola fecundity mutation
FSH Follicle-stimulating hormone
FSHR Follicle-stimulating hormone receptor
FTAI Fixed-time artificial insemination
GDF9 Growth differentiation factor 9
GnRH Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
GPS Global positioning system
HPG axis Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis
HPO axis Hypothalamic–pituitary–ovarian axis
h2 Heritability
IGF-1 Insulin-like growth factor 1
IU International units
kg./E Kilograms of lamb weaned per ewe per year
LH Luteinizing hormone
lncRNA Long non-coding RNA
PGF2α Prostaglandin F2 alpha
PI3K-Akt Phosphoinositide 3-kinase-protein kinase B
RNA-seq RNA sequencing
SNP Single nucleotide polymorphism
STAR Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein
TGF-β Transforming growth factor beta
WGS Whole-genome sequencing