OMIA 002472-9796 : Ewe neck in Equus caballus |
Mendelian trait/disorder:
no
Mode of inheritance:
Multifactorial
Considered a defect:
yes
Key variant known:
no
Species-specific name:
also known as Swan Neck, Turkey Neck, and Upside-down Neck
Species-specific description:
Ripolles et al. :2020): "Ewe Neck is one of the disqualifying morphological defects in PRE [Pura Raza Español] horses."
Inheritance:
Ripolles et al (2020) estimated a heritability coefficient for Ewe Neck score ranging from 0.23 to 0.34.
Breed:
Pura Raza Español.
Reference
2020 | Ripolles, M., Sánchez-Guerrero, M.J., Perdomo-González, D.I., Azor, P., Valera, M. : | |
Survey of risk factors and genetic characterization of ewe neck in a world population of Pura Raza Español horses. Animals (Basel) 10:1789, 2020. Pubmed reference: 33019702. DOI: 10.3390/ani10101789. |
Edit History
- Created by Imke Tammen2 on 04 Nov 2021
- Changed by Imke Tammen2 on 04 Nov 2021