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Evidence for origin of lavender foal syndrome among Egyptian Arabian horses in Egypt.
Equine veterinary journal - 1 May 2023
AbouEl Ela Nahla Hussien, El Araby Iman E, Saleh Ayman A, Abd El-Fattah Amir H, Hagag Naglaa M, Brooks Samantha A, Radwan Mohamed A, Kalbfleisch Ted
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BACKGROUND: Lavender foal syndrome (LFS) is a fatal hereditary condition that is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. This detrimental mutation is more common in Arabian foals of Egyptian origin than foals from other bloodlines. Heterozygous horses are carriers of the LFS trait and appear normal, while recessive homozygous foals died shortly after birth due to serious complications. In Egypt, in 2014, an...
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