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Evaluation of moderate to high elevation effects on pulmonary arterial pressure measures in Angus cattle1.
Journal of animal science - 7 Sept 2018
Pauling Rachel C, Speidel Scott E, Thomas Milton G, Holt Timothy N, Enns Richard M
Abstract excerpt
Altitude-induced pulmonary hypertension is a disease once thought to only occur at extremely high elevations (>1,600 m), but recently, it has been observed at moderate elevations of 1,200 to 1,600 m. Pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) has been used as an indicator of tolerance to high altitude in mountainous beef production systems for over 30 yr. The trait is typically measured on yearling bulls and heifers with...
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