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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Standardbred, osteochondrosis"”.
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Utility of inbreeding coefficient and sire as predictors for osteochondrosis risk in Standardbred horses
Osteochondrosis (OC) is a developmental orthopedic disease that commonly affects young Standardbred horses and often requires surgical intervention. Both environmental and complex genetic risk factors play a role in the development of OC. However, no specific risk genes have yet been identified …
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The influence of osteochondrosis (OC), in yearling Standardbred horses on subsequent two and three-year old racing performance and the influence of sire on rates of OC in Illinois Standardbred horses
… over the last 50 years has been the effect of Osteochondrosis (OC) in horses and how OC affects their performance on the race track. Osteochondrosis is an orthopedic disease that involves the failure of endochondral ossification affecting the articular cartilage. This generally occurs in the …