Genetic correlations between conformation traits and radiographic findings in the limbs of German Warmblood riding horses

Genetics Selection Evolution

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 657-671

  Stock, Kathrin Friederike ^a   Distl, Ottmar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Additive genetic correlation; Conformation; Radiographic finding; Riding horse; Studbook inspection

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; HERITABILITY; HORSE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETICS; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HINDLIMB; HORSES;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 33846258165     PISSN: 0999193X     EISSN: 12979686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/gse:2006027     Document Type: Article

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