Heritability of epistaxis in the Australian Thoroughbred racehorse population

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 274-278

  Velie, B D ^a   Raadsma, H W ^a   Wade, C M ^a   Knight, P K ^b   Hamilton, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epistaxis; Equine; Genetic; Haemorrhage; Heritability

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; BREEDING LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HERITABILITY; HORSE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84964203401     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.06.010     Document Type: Article

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