PLOD1 and Follicular Cyst: According to the previous studies, the reason of ewes’ follicular cysts includes inhibition of preovulatory LH surge by adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ATCH) (Palmieri et al., 2011), lower concentration of plasma progesterone (Medan et al., 2004), overweight (Christman et al., 2000), and Toxoplasma gondii infection (Moraes et al., 2010).