Factors affecting hip dysplasia in German shepherd dogs in Finland: Efficacy of the current improvement programme

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-23

  Leppanen M ^a   Maki K ^b   Juga, J ^c   Saloniemi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Finnish Animal Breeding Association   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENETIC SCREENING; HIP DYSPLASIA, CANINE; INCIDENCE; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033632136     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2000.tb03130.x     Document Type: Article

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