Article
Inheritance of hydrocephalus in horses.
Equine veterinary journal - 1 Mar 1992
Ojala M, Ala-Huikku J
Abstract excerpt
From 1974 to 1979, seven stillborn foals with internal hydrocephalus were encountered from one Standardbred trotter stallion which sired 239 registered foals. An hydrocephalic foal was also aborted by a daughter of the same stallion. One affected foal from Standardbred trotters and one from a Finnish Horses were also reported. In some cases, the condition caused severe dystocia. Based on field data, possible...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Horse Diseases
- Horses
- Hydrocephalus
- Male
- Mutation
- Pedigree
