Heritability and repeatability of insect bite hypersensitivity in Dutch Shetland breeding mares

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 484-490

  Schurink, A ^a   Van Grevenhof, E M ^a   Duero, B J ^a   Van Arendonk, J A M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Heritability; Horse; Insect bite hypersensitivity; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT BITE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MODELS, STATISTICAL;

EQUIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 62249103708     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1129     Document Type: Article

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