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Population screening of endangered horse breeds for the foal immunodeficiency syndrome mutation.
The Veterinary record - 17 Dec 2011
Fox-Clipsham L Y, Brown E E, Carter S D, Swinburne J E
Abstract excerpt
The Fell and Dales are UK pony breeds that have small populations and may be at risk from in-breeding and inherited diseases. Foal immunodeficiency syndrome (FIS) is a lethal inherited disease caused by the recessive mutation of a single gene, which affects both Fell and Dales ponies and potentially other breeds that have interbred with either of these. FIS, previously known as Fell pony syndrome, is...
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