Genotyping of friesian horses to detect a hydrocephalus-associated c.1423C>T mutation in B3GALNT2 using PCR-RFLP and PCR-PIRA methods: Frequency in stallion horses in México.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mcp.2016.12.005
Abstract: Hydrocephalus in Friesian horses is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease that can result in an abortion, a stillbirth, or euthanization of a newborn foal. Here, the hydrocephalus-associated c.1423C > T mutation in B3GALNT2 gene was detected with… read more here.
Keywords: friesian horses; frequency; associated 1423c; 1423c mutation ... See more keywords
Differences in extracellular matrix proteins between Friesian horses with aortic rupture, unaffected Friesians and Warmblood horses
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DOI: 10.1111/evj.12654
Abstract: BACKGROUND Unlike in Warmblood horses, aortic rupture is quite common in Friesian horses, in which a hereditary trait is suspected. The aortic connective tissue in affected Friesians shows histological changes such as medial necrosis, elastic… read more here.
Keywords: friesian horses; friesians warmblood; warmblood horses; rupture ... See more keywords