Population structure, inbreeding trend and their association with hip and elbow dysplasia in dogs

Animal Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 217-228

  Maki K ^a   Groen, A F ^b   Liinamo, A E ^a   Ojala, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dogs; Elbow dysplasia; Hip dysplasia; Inbreeding depression; Population structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035598069     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800058197     Document Type: Article

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