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Calcification of intervertebral discs in the dachshund: an estimation of heritability.
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica - 1 Jan 1993
Stigen O, Christensen K
Abstract excerpt
The heritability of calcified intervertebral discs in the dachshund was estimated using data gathered from a radiographic study. Radiographs of the vertebral columns of 274 clinically normal, 12 to 18 months old dachshunds, were examined. The dogs were offspring from 75 different sires, representing the same number of half sib groups. There were 2 to 14 offspring in each half-sib group. The number of full sib...
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