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Factors influencing litter size and puppy losses in the Entlebucher Mountain dog by Schrack, J., Dolf, G., Reichler, I.M., Schelling, C.

“…A good reproductive performance is a central element of animal breeding. The breeders of Entlebucher Mountain dogs observed a decrease of the mean litter size…”
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A single prolonged milking interval of 24h compromises the well-being and health of dairy Holstein cows by Kohler, P, Alsaaod, M, Dolf, G, O'Brien, R, Beer, G, Steiner, A

“…Cows are often shown at dairy shows with overfilled udders to achieve a better show placing. However, it is unclear to what degree "over-bagging" affects the…”
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Genome‐wide association study and heritability estimate for ectopic ureters in Entlebucher mountain dogs by Gallana, M., Utsunomiya, Y. T., Dolf, G., Pintor Torrecilha, R. B., Falbo, A.‐K., Jagannathan, V., Leeb, T., Reichler, I., Sölkner, J., Schelling, C.

“…Summary An ectopic ureter is a congenital anomaly which may lead to urinary incontinence and without a surgical intervention even to end‐stage kidney disease…”
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Increased FOXP3 expression in tumour-associated tissues of horses affected with equine sarcoid disease by Mählmann, K, Hamza, E, Marti, E, Dolf, G, Klukowska, J, Gerber, V, Koch, C

“…Recent studies suggest that regulatory T cells (Tregs) are associated with disease severity and progression in papilloma virus induced neoplasia. Bovine…”
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Heritabilities of health traits in Swiss Warmblood horses by Lauper, M., Gerber, V., Ramseyer, A., Burger, D., Lüth, A., Koch, C., Dolf, G.

“…Summary Reasons for performing study There is a lack of evidence regarding genetic parameters of health traits in Swiss Warmblood horses. Objectives To…”
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Association of missense variants in GDF9 with litter size in Entlebucher Mountain dogs by Torrecilha, R. B. P., Milanesi, M., Gallana, M., Falbo, A.‐K., Reichler, I. M., Hug, P., Jagannathan, V., Trigo, B. B., Paulan, S. C., Bruno, D. B., Garcia, S. D., Scaramele, N. F., Lopes, F. L., Dolf, G., Leeb, T., Sölkner, J., Garcia, J. F., Pieńkowska‐Schelling, A., Schelling, C., Utsunomiya, Y. T.

“…Summary In the past two decades, average litter size (ALS) in Entlebucher Mountain dogs decreased by approximately 0.8 puppies. We conducted a GWAS for ALS…”
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Mixed Inheritance of Equine Recurrent Airway Obstruction by Gerber, V., Baleri, D., Klukowska-Rötzler, J., Swinburne, J.E., Dolf, G.

“…Background: Mode of inheritance of equine recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is unknown. Hypothesis: Major genes are responsible for RAO. Animals: Direct…”
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Inheritance of porcine receptors for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli with fimbriae F4ad and their relation to other F4 receptors by Rampoldi, A., Bertschinger, H. U., Bürgi, E., Dolf, G., Sidler, X., Bratus, A., Vögeli, P., Neuenschwander, S.

“…Enteric Escherichia coli infections are a highly relevant cause of disease and death in young pigs. Breeding genetically resistant pigs is an economical and…”
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interleukin 4 receptor gene and its role in recurrent airway obstruction in Swiss Warmblood horses by Klukowska‐Rötzler, J, Swinburne, J. E, Drögemüller, C, Dolf, G, Janda, J, Leeb, T, Gerber, V

“…Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) in horses is the result of an interaction of genetic and environmental factors and shares many characteristics with human…”
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Inheritance of ectopic ureters in Entlebucher Mountain Dogs by Fritsche, R, Dolf, G, Schelling, C, Hungerbuehler, S. O, Hagen, R, Reichler, I. M

“…To test the hypothesis of a heritable base of ectopic ureters (EU) in Entlebucher Mountain Dogs (EMD) and to elucidate associated risk factors and mode of…”
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Genetic evidence of subaortic stenosis in the Newfoundland dog by Reist-Marti, S. B., Dolf, G., Leeb, T., Kottmann, S., Kietzmann, S., Butenhoff, K., Rieder, S.

“…Subaortic stenosis (SAS) is a cardiac disorder with a narrowing of the descending aorta below the left ventricular outflow tract of the heart. It occurs in…”
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Replication and fine-mapping of a QTL for recurrent airway obstruction in European Warmblood horses by Shakhsi-Niaei, M., Klukowska-Rötzler, J., Drögemüller, C., Swinburne, J., Ehrmann, C., Saftic, D., Ramseyer, A., Gerber, V., Dolf, G., Leeb, T.

“…Summary Recurrent airway obstruction (RAO), or ‘heaves’, is a common performance‐limiting allergic respiratory disease of mature horses. It is related to…”
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Cryptorchidism and sex ratio are associated in dogs and pigs by Dolf, G, Gaillard, C, Schelling, C, Hofer, A, Leighton, E

“…The objective of this study was to investigate whether the occurrence of cryptorchidism in a litter is associated with the sex ratio in this litter. The…”
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region on equine chromosome 13 is linked to recurrent airway obstruction in horses by Jost, U, Klukowska-Rotzler, J, Dolf, G, Swinburne, J.E, Ramseyer, A, Bugno, M, Burger, D, Blott, S, Gerber, V

“…Summary Reasons for study: Equine recurrent airway obstruction (RAO) is probably dependent on a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors and…”
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Genetic diversity in Swiss goat breeds based on microsatellite analysis by Saitbekova, N., Gaillard, C., Obexer-Ruff, G., Dolf, G.

“…Genetic diversity in eight Swiss goat breeds was estimated using PCR amplification of 20 bovine microsatellites on 20–40 unrelated animals per breed. In…”
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Whole genome scan identifies several chromosomal regions linked to equine sarcoids by Jandova, Vendula, Klukowska-Rötzler, J, Dolf, G, Janda, J, Roosje, P, Marti, E, Koch, C, Gerber, V, Swinburne, J

“…Despite the evidence for a genetic predisposition to develop equine sarcoids (ES), no whole genome scan for ES has been performed to date. The objective of…”
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Cryptorchidism and sex ratio are associated in dogs and pigs1 by Dolf, G., Gaillard, C., Schelling, C., Hofer, A., Leighton, E.

“…The objective of this study was to investigate whether the occurrence of cryptorchidism in a litter is associated with the sex ratio in this litter. The…”
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Genetic relationships in swiss sheep breeds based on microsatellite analysis by Stahlberger-Saitbekova, N, Schlapfer, J, Dolf, G, Gaillard, C

“…Genetic relationships between Swiss sheep breeds were estimated on the basis of microsatellite analysis. In addition to the Swiss breeds wild‐type Mouflon was…”
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Sequence variation in the bovine and ovine PRNP genes by Hills, D., Schlaepfer, J., Comincini, S., MacLean, I., Dolf, G., Ferretti, L., Olsaker, I., Williams, J. L.

“…Summary A resequencing approach was adopted to identify sequence variants in the PRNP gene that may affect susceptibility or resistance to bovine spongiform…”
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Characterization of the porcine transferrin gene (TF ) and its association with disease severity following an experimental Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae infection by Daniłowicz, E., Martinez-Arias, R., Dolf, G., Singh, M., Probst, I., Tümmler, B., Höltig, D., Waldmann, K.-H., Gerlach, G.-F., Stanke, F., Leeb, T.

“…Summary Transferrin (TF)‐mediated provision of iron is essential for a productive infection by many bacterial pathogens, and iron‐depletion of TF is a first…”
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