Article
Effects of genetic and environmental factors on chronic lower airway disease in horses.
Journal of veterinary internal medicine - 1 Jan 2000
Ramseyer Alessandra, Gaillard Claude, Burger Dominik, Straub Reto, Jost Ursula, Boog Cornel, Marti Eliane, Gerber Vincent
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Environment and genetics influence the manifestation of recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), but the associations of specific factors with mild, moderate, and severe clinical signs are unknown. HYPOTHESIS: We hypothesized that sire, feed, bedding, time outdoors, sex, and age are associated with clinical manifestations of mild, moderate, and severe lower airway disease. ANIMALS: Direct offspring of 2...
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