Prevalence of congenital hereditary sensorineural deafness in Australian Cattle Dogs and associations with coat characteristics and sex

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Congenital hereditary sensorineural deafness (CHSD) occurs in many dog breeds, including Australian Cattle Dogs. In some breeds, CHSD is associated with a lack of cochlear melanocytes in the stria vascularis, certain coat characteris...

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Main Authors: Sommerlad Susan F, Morton John M, Haile-Mariam Mekonnen, Johnstone Isobel, Seddon Jennifer M, O’Leary Caroline A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/8/202