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Equine hospital data as a source for study of prevalence and heritability of osteochondrosis and palmar/plantar osseous fragments of Swedish Warmblood horses.
Equine veterinary journal - 1 Nov 2011
Jönsson L, Dalin G, Egenvall A, Näsholm A, Roepstorff L, Philipsson J
Abstract excerpt
REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Disturbances in skeletal development, primarily osteochondrosis (OC) and palmar/plantar osseous fragments (POF), have been commonly reported as problems in young horses. However, there are few reports of such findings for epidemiological analyses or breeding purposes. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate equine hospital data as a possible source of information for genetic evaluations by...
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