Article
Retinal dysplasia in American pit bull terriers--phenotypic characterization and breeding study.
Veterinary ophthalmology - 1 Jan 2016
Rodarte-Almeida Ana Carolina Veiga, Petersen-Jones Simon, Langohr Ingeborg M, Occelli Laurence, Dornbusch Peterson T, Shiokawa Naoye, Montiani-Ferreira Fabiano
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the inheritance and phenotype of retinal dysplasia (RD) in the American pit bull terrier. ANIMALS STUDIED: A breeding colony established from a single female pure-bred American pit bull terrier dog with RD. PROCEDURES: A female pure-bred American pit bull terrier with RD was donated to the Veterinary Hospital of Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba,...
Topics
- Aging
- Animals
- Breeding
- Dog Diseases
- Dogs
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Male
- Pedigree
- Retinal Dysplasia
