Interdigital Hyperplasia in Holstein Cattle Is Associated With a Missense Mutation in the Signal Peptide Region of the Tyrosine-Protein Kinase Transmembrane Receptor Gene

Bovine interdigital hyperplasia (IH) is a typical disease of the foot with varying prevalence depending on age, breed, and environmental factors resulting in different degrees of lameness. In studies based on assessments of claw health status at time of hoof trimming and applying genetic-statistical...

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Main Authors: Xuying Zhang, Hermann H. Swalve, René Pijl, Frank Rosner, Monika Wensch-Dorendorf, Bertram Brenig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fgene.2019.01157/full