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A genome-wide analysis of cardiac lesions of pigs that die during transport: Is heart failure of in-transit-loss pigs associated with a heritable cardiomyopathy?
Canadian journal of veterinary research = Revue canadienne de recherche veterinaire - 1 Apr 2021
Zurbrigg Katherine, Bertolini Francesca, Walugembe Muhammed, van Dreumel Toni, Alves David, Friendship Robert, O'Sullivan Terri L, Rothschild Max F
Abstract excerpt
While heart failure is a primary cause of death for many in-transit-loss (ITL) pigs, the underlying cause of these deaths is not known. Cardiomyopathies are considered a common cause of heart failure in humans and often have a genetic component. The objective of this study was to determine if genes associated with cardiomyopathies could be identified in ITL pigs. Samples from the hearts of pigs that died during...
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