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Selection for breed-specific long-bodied phenotypes is associated with increased expression of canine hip dysplasia.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 Mar 2010
Roberts Taryn, McGreevy Paul D
Abstract excerpt
Hip dysplasia (HD) is the most common skeletal disease in purebred dogs. Radiographic schemes developed to reduce prevalence through selective breeding have had limited success, but the role of selecting for morphological characteristics prized in the show-ring and dictated by breed standards has not been fully explored. This study correlated published scores of hip pathology with measurements of body length to...
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