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Age of neutering contributes to risk of cruciate ligament rupture in Labrador Retrievers.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association - 1 Mar 2025
DeForge Teagan L, Momen Mehdi, Conidi Gabi, Muir Peter, Sample Susannah J
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OBJECTIVE: Cruciate ligament rupture (CR) in Labrador Retrievers is a complex polygenic disease with high heritability. The environmental contribution to CR risk remains poorly characterized. An accurate genetic risk test for CR in the Labrador Retriever has been developed. This enables evaluation of environmental risk with knowledge of genetic disease predisposition through study of dogs with phenotypic disease...
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