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Prevalence, heritability and genetic correlations of congenital sensorineural deafness and coat pigmentation phenotype in the English bull terrier.
BMC veterinary research - 22 Jul 2016
De Risio Luisa, Freeman Julia, Lewis Thomas
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital sensorineural deafness (CSD) is the most common type of deafness in dogs and it occurs in numerous canine breeds including the English bull terrier. This study estimates prevalence, heritability and genetic correlations of CSD and coat pigmentation phenotypes in the English bull terrier in England. RESULTS: Hearing status was assessed by brainstem auditory evoked response in 1060 English...
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