Essays about: "Splay"

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  1. 1. Prevalence of congenital defects in Swedish Hampshire, Landrace and Yorkshire pig breeds and opinions on their prevalence in Swedish commercial herds

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Petra Mattsson; [2011]
    Keywords : congenital defects; health trait; registration accuracy; interview; breeding program;

    Abstract : This study concerns congenital defects in pigs; umbilical and scrotal hernia, cryptorchidism, kyphosis, splay legs, anal atresia, intersexuality and congenital tremor. The aim was to describe and estimate the prevalence of these defects and estimate the heritability for the most frequent defects, scrotal hernia and cryptorchidism in purebred Swedish Hampshire, Landrace and Yorkshire populations. READ MORE