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Inheritance of rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament in Newfoundlands.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - 1 Jan 2006
Wilke Vicki L, Conzemius Michael G, Kinghorn Brian P, Macrossan Paula E, Cai Weiguo, Rothschild Max F
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine prevalence, level of inbreeding, heritability, and mode of inheritance for rupture of the cranial cruciate ligament (RCCL) in Newfoundlands. DESIGN: Retrospective and recruitment study. ANIMALS: 574 client-owned Newfoundlands. PROCEDURE: Medical records from January 1, 1996, to December 31, 2002, were evaluated for prevalence of RCCL. A pedigree was constructed by use of recruited...
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