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Demography, heritability and genetic correlation of feline hip dysplasia and response to selection in a health screening programme.
Scientific reports - 20 Nov 2019
Low Matthew, Eksell Per, Högström Kjell, Olsson Ulrika, Audell Lars, Ohlsson Åsa
Abstract excerpt
Feline hip dysplasia (FHD) is a debilitating condition affecting the hip joints of millions of domestic cats worldwide. Despite this, little is known about FHD except that it is relatively common in the large breed Maine Coon. We used 20 years of data from 5038 pedigree-registered Maine Coon cats in a radiographic health screening programme for FHD to determine, for the first time, its heritability, genetic...
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