Heritability of premature mitral valve disease in Cavalier King Charles spaniels

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 73-76

  Lewis, Tom ^a   Swift, Simon ^b   Woolliams, John A ^c   Blott, Sarah ^a  

^a ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Ashville Point ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cavalier King Charles spaniels; Dog; Heart murmur; Heritability; Mitral valve disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOG; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART MURMUR; HERITABILITY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ONSET AGE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BREEDING; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART MURMURS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; PREVALENCE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 79952631195     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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