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Passive hip laxity in Estrela Mountain Dog--distraction index, heritability and breeding values.
Acta veterinaria Hungarica - 1 Sept 2008
Ginja Mário M D, Silvestre António M, Ferreira António J A, Gonzalo-Orden José M, Orden Maria A, Melo-Pinto Pedro, Llorens-Pena Maria P, Colaço Jorge
Abstract excerpt
Two hundred and fifteen Estrela Mountain Dogs (EMD) were examined using the PennHIP method between 2002 and 2006. Passive hip laxity (PHL) was estimated calculating the distraction index (DI). Pedigree information was obtained from the Portuguese Kennel Club. The heritability and breeding values...
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