Article
Heritability estimation of osteochondrosis dissecans in Maremmano horses
2003-02-01
Abstract excerpt
The heritability of radiographic findings of osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD) and its effect on the frequency of this disease under different selection strategies were estimated in a population of Maremmano horses. Three hundred and fifty offspring of 75 sires were examined: all 3-year-old animals clinically evaluated for admission to the Performance Test from 1993 to 1998 and a sample of 2-year-old horses. The cli...
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- Literature Corpus work
- dd01c451-3a93-500e-b326-735db561e6c0
- DOI
- 10.1016/s0301-6226(02)00151-3
