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Inherited progressive spinal myelinopathy in Murray Grey cattle
Author(s) -
EDWARDS JR,
RICHARDS RB,
CARRICK MJ
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1988.tb14426.x
Subject(s) - pedigree chart , biology , semen , spinal cord , inheritance (genetic algorithm) , veterinary medicine , anatomy , genetics , medicine , neuroscience , gene
SUMMARY: In a breeding experiment conducted to determine the mode of inheritance of progressive spinal myelinopathy, semen from a Murray Grey bull which had previously sired affected calves was used to inseminate 120 cows. Female progeny were then inseminated with semen from the same bull. Of the 51 calves born, six (11.8%) had spinal cord lesions consistent with progressive spinal myelinopathy. From analysis of pedigrees and the results of the breeding experiment it was concluded that the condition was inherited as an autosomal recessive condition in Murray Grey cattle.