A pedigree-analysis approach to the descriptive epidemiology of autosomal-recessive disorders

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 262-273

  Man, W Y N ^a   Nicholas, F W ^a   James, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Autosomal recessive disorders; Complex vertebral malformation; CVM; Descriptive epidemiology; Holstein Friesians; Pedigree analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CERVICAL SPINE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FETUS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INBREEDING; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; RECESSIVE GENE; SPINE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FETUS; GENES, RECESSIVE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; INBREEDING; MALE; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; SPINE;

FRIESIA;

EID: 33846398883     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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