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Heritability and phenotypic variation of canine hip dysplasia radiographic traits in a cohort of Australian German shepherd dogs.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Wilson Bethany J, Nicholas Frank W, James John W, Wade Claire M, Tammen Imke, Raadsma Herman W, Castle Kao, Thomson Peter C
Abstract excerpt
Canine Hip Dysplasia (CHD) is a common, painful and debilitating orthopaedic disorder of dogs with a partly genetic, multifactorial aetiology. Worldwide, potential breeding dogs are evaluated for CHD using radiographically based screening schemes such as the nine ordinally-scored British Veterinary Association Hip Traits (BVAHTs). The effectiveness of selective breeding based on screening results requires that a...
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