Searching for homozygous haplotype deficiency in Manech Tête Rousse dairy sheep revealed a nonsense variant in the MMUT gene affecting newborn lamb viability

Table 1 Description of genotyped animals

Year of birth	< 2017	≥ 2017		Total
Background	Research programs	Genomic selection and research programs
Number of animals	2533 rams	3077 rams		6845
Number of animals	692 ewes	543 ewes
SNP chip	MD	LD	MD	LD (n = 2956)
SNP chip	(n = 3225)	(n = 2956)	(n = 664)	MD (n = 3889)
Genotyping age	> 12 months	~ 15 days	8–12 months

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