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Genetic analysis of three different classification protocols for the evaluation of elbow dysplasia in German shepherd dogs.
The Journal of small animal practice - 1 Feb 2006
Janutta V, Hamann H, Klein S, Tellhelm B, Distl O
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OBJECTIVES: Three different scoring systems for elbow dysplasia and its radiographic signs were genetically evaluated in 2645 German shepherd dogs. METHODS: An animal model was used to estimate heritabilities and additive genetic and residual correlations for the three scoring systems: ED-SV, which is recommended by the International Elbow Working Group; ED-LA, developed by Lang and others; and ED-TH, proposed by...
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