The use of a genetic-counselling program by Dutch breeders for four hereditary health problems in boxer dogs

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 39-50

  Van Hagen, Marjan A E ^a   Janss, Luc L G ^b   Broek, Jan Van Den ^a   Knol, Bart W ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Boxer dog; Breeders; Genetic counselling; Odds ratios

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CRYPTORCHISM; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; KNEE; MALE; MOUTH DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; JOINT DISEASES; KNEE JOINT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOUTH ABNORMALITIES; NETHERLANDS; ODDS RATIO;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 1942542388     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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