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Glaucoma-causing ADAMTS17 mutations are also reproducibly associated with height in two domestic dog breeds: selection for short stature may have contributed to increased prevalence of glaucoma

Canine Genetics and Epidemiology, 2019
Background In humans, ADAMTS17 mutations are known to cause Weill-Marchesani-like syndrome, which is characterised by lenticular myopia, ectopia lentis, glaucoma, spherophakia, and short stature.
Emily C. Jeanes, James A. C. Oliver, Sally L. Ricketts, David J. Gould, Cathryn S. Mellersh   +4 more
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Effectiveness of marker training for detection dogs

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Training detection dogs to alert to an odor requires precision in the timing and delivery of stimulus presentations in order to condition a strong association between odor and reward and to train a desired alert behavior that communicates the presence ...
Lucia Lazarowski, Lucia Lazarowski, Bart Rogers, Courtney Collins-Pisano, Courtney Collins-Pisano, Sarah Krichbaum, Michael Handley, Jordan G. Smith, Paul Waggoner   +8 more
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Dog and Cat Interactions in a Remote Aboriginal Community

Animals, 2018
This study examined dog and cat demographics, roaming behaviours, and interspecific interactions in a remote Aboriginal island community using multiple methods.
Brooke Kennedy, Wendy Y. Brown, Karl Vernes, Gerhard Körtner, James R. A. Butler   +4 more
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Discussion on Canine Jaundice: With Special Reference to Leptospiral Infection [PDF]

, 1925
T. Dalling
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Canine Vaccination

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2001
New technologies for vaccine development and infectious disease diagnosis are likely to be introduced in the near future. With this new technology comes the opportunity to vaccinate companion animals against even more infectious agents than is currently practiced in the United States.
Greene, Craig E., Schultz, Ronald D., Ford, Richard B.   +2 more
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A Novel Non-Invasive Selection Criterion for the Preservation of Primitive Dutch Konik Horses

Animals, 2018
The Dutch Konik is valued from a genetic conservation perspective and also for its role in preservation of natural landscapes. The primary management objective for the captive breeding of this primitive horse is to maintain its genetic purity, whilst ...
Sharon May-Davis, Wendy Y. Brown, Kathleen Shorter, Zefanja Vermeulen, Raquel Butler, Marianne Koekkoek   +5 more
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A Primitive Trait in Two Breeds of Equus Caballus Revealed by Comparative Anatomy of the Distal Limb

Animals, 2019
The 55-million-year history of equine phylogeny has been well-documented from the skeletal record; however, this is less true for the soft tissue structures that are now vestigial in modern horse.
Sharon May-Davis, Zefanja Vermeulen, Wendy Y. Brown   +2 more
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Canine Influenza

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Small Animal Practice, 2010
Canine influenza, as a recognized clinical entity in dogs, has a relatively brief history. The presence of specific subtypes of influenza virus capable of being transmitted from dog to dog is at present geographically limited to the United States and Korea.
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Resistance of human odours to extremely high temperature as revealed by trained dogs

Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2016
Human scent is a complex combination of many chemical substances. Skin is supposed to be one of sources of scent traces. The values of the boiling points of human scent compounds were supposed to be lower than 300°C.
M. Santariová, L. Pinc, L. Bartoš, P. Vyplelová, J. Gerneš, V. Sekyrová   +5 more
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Type III colonic atresia in a 6-week-old kitten

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery Open Reports, 2023
Case summary A 6-week-old intact male domestic shorthair kitten presented for abdominal distension, small stature, vomiting and inappetence. Abdominal radiographs showed marked generalized gaseous gastrointestinal dilation.
Zoe Quirk, Carey Hemmelgarn, Andrew R Goodman   +2 more
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