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Heritabilities of health traits in Swiss Warmblood horses.
Equine veterinary journal - 1 Jan 2017
Lauper M, Gerber V, Ramseyer A, Burger D, Lüth A, Koch C, Dolf G
Abstract excerpt
REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: There is a lack of evidence regarding genetic parameters of health traits in Swiss Warmblood horses. OBJECTIVES: To estimate heritabilities of equine sarcoid disease, horn quality of hooves, prognathism and increased filling of talocrural joints as a possible indicator for osteochondrosis in Swiss Warmblood horses examined at the field tests for 3-year-olds between 2005 and 2013....
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