Article
The inheritance of liability to epistaxis in the southern African Thoroughbred.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association - 1 Dec 2004
Weideman H, Schoeman S J, Jordaan G F
Abstract excerpt
This study was carried out to estimate the heritability of liability to epistaxis in the southern African Thoroughbred population. Data of all horses that suffered epistaxis while racing in southern Africa and Mauritius from 1986 to 2002 and involving 1252 bleeders were analysed. Pedigree data covering the period 1960-1986 was used as required to calculate the incidence of bleeding amongst ancestors of the...
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