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Hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis in homozygous and heterozygous horses: a co-dominant genetic condition.
Equine veterinary journal - 1 Mar 1999
Naylor J M, Nickel D D, Trimino G, Card C, Lightfoot K, Adams G
Abstract excerpt
Historical, clinical and experimental data were collected from 9 horses homozygous for HYPP (H/H). All showed episodes of respiratory stertor, described as a rattling or honking sound, usually within the first week post partum. Five horses had one or more episodes of dysphagia, in 3 horses this was accompanied by drooling and in 3 by weight loss. In comparison, only one of 35 contemporaneous half siblings (of...
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