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WNT10B: A locus increasing risk of brachygnathia inferior in Brown Swiss cattle.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Dec 2023
Widmer Sarah, Seefried Franz R, Häfliger Irene M, Signer-Hasler Heidi, Flury Christine, Drögemüller Cord
Abstract excerpt
Shortening of the mandible (brachygnathia inferior) is a congenital, often inherited and variably expressed craniofacial anomaly in domestic animals including cattle. Brachygnathia inferior can lead to poorer animal health and welfare and reduced growth, which ultimately affects productivity. Within the course of the systematic conformation scoring, cases with a frequency of about 0.1% were observed in the Brown...
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