Article
Brainstem auditory-evoked potential assessment of congenital deafness in Dalmatians: associations with phenotypic markers.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Strain G M, Kearney M T, Gignac I J, Levesque D C, Nelson H J, Tedford B L, Remsen L G
Abstract excerpt
To screen for congenital deafness, brainstem auditory-evoked potential (BAEP) testing was performed on 1031 Dalmatians from three geographically separated areas. Phenotypic marker assessment was done to determine markers possibly associated with deafness. Markers included sex, hair coat color, pigmentation of different areas of skin (eye rims, nose, and ears), presence of a patch, spot size and marking (density...
Topics
- Animals
- Breeding
- Deafness
- Dog Diseases
- Dogs
- Ear, External
- Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem
- Eye
- Eye Color
- Female
- Hair
