Zhao, FZhou, HuitongLi, SFang, QLuo, YHickford, Jonathan2018-08-062018-01-072018-01-072017-12-08Zhao et al. (2018). Growth and carcass trait association with variation in the somatostatin receptor 1 (SSTR1) gene in New Zealand Romney sheep. New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 1-10. doi:10.1080/00288233.2017.14159420028-8233GV5BP (isidoc)https://hdl.handle.net/10182/10119Somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) are thought to regulate the growth inhibitory effect of somatostatin and play a role in regulating growth hormone secretion. In this study, polymerase chain reaction-single-stranded conformational polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis was used to screen for variation in the 3′-untranslated region of the SSTR1 gene (SSTR1) in 941 New Zealand Romney sheep. Phenotypic data were available for birth weight, weaning weight, pre-weaning growth rate, hot carcass weight (HCW), subcutaneous fat depth [measured as VIAscan-GR (V-GR)], and leg, loin, shoulder and total lean meat yield. Weaning weight was correlated (r = 0.854; P < .001) with pre-weaning growth rate; and leg, loin and shoulder lean meat yield were correlated with total lean meat yield (r = 0.878, 0.835 and 0.739, respectively, all P < .001). Three PCR-SSCP banding patterns were detected and DNA sequencing revealed three different nucleotide sequences (A–C). The presence of A was found to be associated with a decrease in HCW, while the presence of C was found to be associated with an increase in V-GR and lower birth weights.10 pagesen© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.carcass traitsgrowth traitsheepsomatostatin receptor 1 (SSTR1)variationJournal Article10.1080/00288233.2017.1415942ANZSRC::0604 GeneticsANZSRC::060408 GenomicsANZSRC::060407 Genome Structure and Regulation1175-8775ANZSRC::3004 Crop and pasture productionANZSRC::3108 Plant biologyhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives