Heritability and Complex segregation analysis of deafness in Jack Russell terriers

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 3, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Famula, Thomas R ^a   Cargill, Edward J ^b   Strain, George M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAIR COLOR; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PEDIGREE;

ANIMALS; DEAFNESS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY, BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HAIR COLOR; MALE; PEDIGREE;

EID: 38349154662     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-3-31     Document Type: Article

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