Categories: Muscle phene

Single-gene trait/disorder: no

Mode of inheritance: Multifactorial

Disease-related: yes

Key variant known: no

Species summary: Ripolles et al. :2020): "Ewe Neck is one of the disqualifying morphological defects in PRE [Pura Raza Español] horses."

Species-specific name: also known as Swan Neck, Turkey Neck, and Upside-down Neck

Inheritance: Ripolles et al (2020) estimated a heritability coefficient for Ewe Neck score ranging from 0.23 to 0.34.

Breed: Purebred Spanish (Horse) (VBO_0001056).
Breeds in which the phene or likely causal variants have been documented. If a likely causal variant has been documented, see variant-specific breed information in the variant table. (Breed information may be incomplete).