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Inter- and intra-breed genome-wide copy number diversity in a large cohort of European equine breeds by Solé, Marina, Ablondi, Michela, Binzer-Panchal, Amrei, Velie, Brandon D, Hollfelder, Nina, Buys, Nadine, Ducro, Bart J, François, Liesbeth, Janssens, Steven, Schurink, Anouk, Viklund, Åsa, Eriksson, Susanne, Isaksson, Anders, Kultima, Hanna, Mikko, Sofia, Lindgren, Gabriella

“…Copy Number Variation (CNV) is a common form of genetic variation underlying animal evolution and phenotypic diversity across a wide range of species. In the…”
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Using an Inbred Horse Breed in a High Density Genome-Wide Scan for Genetic Risk Factors of Insect Bite Hypersensitivity (IBH) by Velie, Brandon D, Shrestha, Merina, Franҫois, Liesbeth, Schurink, Anouk, Tesfayonas, Yohannes G, Stinckens, Anneleen, Blott, Sarah, Ducro, Bart J, Mikko, Sofia, Thomas, Ruth, Swinburne, June E, Sundqvist, Marie, Eriksson, Susanne, Buys, Nadine, Lindgren, Gabriella

“…While susceptibility to hypersensitive reactions is a common problem amongst humans and animals alike, the population structure of certain animal species and…”
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Evaluation of a diagnostic ELISA for insect bite hypersensitivity in horses using recombinant Obsoletus complex allergens by van der Meide, Nathalie M.A., Savelkoul, Huub F.J., Meulenbroeks, Chantal, Ducro, Bart J., Tijhaar, Edwin

“…Culicoides spp. of the Obsoletus complex belong to the most important species of midge, involved in causing insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) in horses in The…”
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Genome-wide association study of insect bite hypersensitivity in two horse populations in the Netherlands by Schurink, Anouk, Wolc, Anna, Ducro, Bart J, Frankena, Klaas, Garrick, Dorian J, Dekkers, Jack C M, van Arendonk, Johan A M

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity is a common allergic disease in horse populations worldwide. Insect bite hypersensitivity is affected by both environmental and…”
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Genetic variances, heritabilities and maternal effects on body weight, breast meat yield, meat quality traits and the shape of the growth curve in turkey birds by Aslam, Muhammad L, Bastiaansen, John Wm, Crooijmans, Richard Pma, Ducro, Bart J, Vereijken, Addie, Groenen, Martien Am

“…Turkey is an important agricultural species and is largely used as a meat bird. In 2004, turkey represented 6.5% of the world poultry meat production. The…”
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Genetic parameters for social effects on survival in cannibalistic layers: combining survival analysis and a linear animal model by Ellen, Esther D, Ducrocq, Vincent, Ducro, Bart J, Veerkamp, Roel F, Bijma, Piter

“…Mortality due to cannibalism in laying hens is a difficult trait to improve genetically, because censoring is high (animals still alive at the end of the…”
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Evaluation of breeding strategies to reduce the inbreeding rate in the Friesian horse population: Looking back and moving forward by Steensma, Marije J., Doekes, Harmen P., Pook, Torsten, Derks, Martijn F. L., Bakker, Nynke, Ducro, Bart J.

“…In the past, small population sizes and unequal ancestor contributions have resulted in high inbreeding rates (ΔF) in the Friesian horse. Two decades ago, the…”
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Genome‐wide association study for insect bite hypersensitivity susceptibility in horses revealed novel associated loci on chromosome 1 by Shrestha, Merina, Solé, Marina, Ducro, Bart J., Sundquist, Marie, Thomas, Ruth, Schurink, Anouk, Eriksson, Susanne, Lindgren, Gabriella

“…Equine insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is a pruritic skin allergy caused primarily by biting midges, Culicoides spp. IBH susceptibility has polygenic…”
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Genome-Wide Association Analyses of Osteochondrosis in Belgian Warmbloods Reveal Candidate Genes Associated With Chondrocyte Development by Drabbe, Alize, Janssens, Steven, Blott, Sarah, Ducro, Bart J, Fontanel, Marie, Francois, Liesbeth, Schurink, Anouk, Stinckens, Anneleen, Lindgren, Gabriella, Van Mol, Bram, Pille, Frederik, Buys, Nadine, Velie, Brandon D.

“…•Genes on ECA3 and 12 are associated with osteochondrosis (OC) in Belgian Warmbloods.•A noncoding region on ECA18 is also associated with OC is Belgian…”
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Dwarfism with joint laxity in Friesian horses is associated with a splice site mutation in B4GALT7 by Leegwater, Peter A, Vos-Loohuis, Manon, Ducro, Bart J, Boegheim, Iris J, van Steenbeek, Frank G, Nijman, Isaac J, Monroe, Glen R, Bastiaansen, John W M, Dibbits, Bert W, van de Goor, Leanne H, Hellinga, Ids, Back, Willem, Schurink, Anouk

“…Inbreeding and population bottlenecks in the ancestry of Friesian horses has led to health issues such as dwarfism. The limbs of dwarfs are short and the ribs…”
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Copy number variations in Friesian horses and genetic risk factors for insect bite hypersensitivity by Schurink, Anouk, da Silva, Vinicius H, Velie, Brandon D, Dibbits, Bert W, Crooijmans, Richard P M A, Franҫois, Liesbeth, Janssens, Steven, Stinckens, Anneleen, Blott, Sarah, Buys, Nadine, Lindgren, Gabriella, Ducro, Bart J

“…Many common and relevant diseases affecting equine welfare have yet to be tested regarding structural variants such as copy number variations (CNVs). CNVs make…”
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The Genomic Makeup of Nine Horse Populations Sampled in the Netherlands by Schurink, Anouk, Shrestha, Merina, Eriksson, Susanne, Bosse, Mirte, Bovenhuis, Henk, Back, Willem, Johansson, Anna M, Ducro, Bart J

“…The spectrum of modern horse populations encompasses populations with a long history of development in isolation and relatively recently formed types. To…”
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A nonsense mutation in B3GALNT2 is concordant with hydrocephalus in Friesian horses by Ducro, Bart J, Schurink, Anouk, Bastiaansen, John W M, Boegheim, Iris J M, van Steenbeek, Frank G, Vos-Loohuis, Manon, Nijman, Isaac J, Monroe, Glen R, Hellinga, Ids, Dibbits, Bert W, Back, Willem, Leegwater, Peter A J

“…Hydrocephalus in Friesian horses is a developmental disorder that often results in stillbirth of affected foals and dystocia in dams. The occurrence is…”
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Genetic parameters of cryptorchidism and testis size in Friesian colts by Schurink, Anouk, de Jong, Adrianne, de Nooij, Hans R., Hellinga, Ids, Ducro, Bart J.

“…In males with cryptorchidism, one or both testes do not descend into the scrotum thereby affecting among other things fertility. Testis size has been suggested…”
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Genomic Regions Associated with IgE Levels against Culicoides spp. Antigens in Three Horse Breeds by François, Liesbeth, Hoskens, Hanne, Velie, Brandon D, Stinckens, Anneleen, Tinel, Susanne, Lamberigts, Chris, Peeters, Liesbet, Savelkoul, Huub F J, Tijhaar, Edwin, Lindgren, Gabriella, Janssens, Steven, Ducro, Bart J, Buys, Nadine, Schurink, And Anouk

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH), which is a cutaneous allergic reaction to antigens from spp., is the most prevalent skin disorder in horses. Misdiagnosis…”
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Culicoides obsoletus extract relevant for diagnostics of insect bite hypersensitivity in horses by van der Meide, Nathalie M.A., Meulenbroeks, Chantal, van Altena, Christine, Schurink, Anouk, Ducro, Bart J., Wagner, Bettina, Leibold, Wolfgang, Rohwer, Jens, Jacobs, Frans, Sloet van Oldruitenborgh-Oosterbaan, Marianne M., Savelkoul, Huub F.J., Tijhaar, Edwin

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is an allergic dermatitis in horses caused by the bites of Culicoides species. The aim of the present study was to evaluate…”
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Factors associated with Culicoides Obsoletus complex spp.-specific IgE reactivity in Icelandic horses and Shetland ponies by Schurink, Anouk, van der Meide, Nathalie M.A., Savelkoul, Huub F.J., Ducro, Bart J., Tijhaar, Edwin

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is a common allergic skin disease in horses, caused by biting insects of the Culicoides spp. In The Netherlands, Culicoides…”
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Risk factors for insect bite hypersensitivity in Friesian horses and Shetland ponies in The Netherlands by Schurink, Anouk, Podesta, Sabrina C., Ducro, Bart J., van Arendonk, Johan A.M., Frankena, Klaas

“…Insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is an equine skin allergy caused by bites of Culicoides spp. and impacts on the welfare of affected horses. The aim of this…”
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Incidence, risk factors, and heritability estimates of hind limb lameness caused by hip dysplasia in a birth cohort of Boxers by Hagen, M.A.E. van, Ducro, B.J, Broek, J. van den, Knol, B.W

“…To determine incidence, risk factors, and heritability estimates of hind limb lameness caused by hip dysplasia in a birth cohort of Boxers. 1733 Boxers from…”
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Life expectancy in a birth cohort of Boxers followed up from weaning to 10 years of age by Hagen, M.A.E. van, Ducro, B.J, Broek, J. van den, Knol, B.W

“…To determine mortality rate over time, risk factors for death, and heritability of life expectancy in Boxers. 1,733 purebred Boxers born in The Netherlands…”
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