Jacinto, Joana G. P. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6438-7975
Häfliger, Irene M. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5648-963X
Veiga, Inês M. B. http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8554-790X
Letko, Anna http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6521-1285
Gentile, Arcangelo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6091-8978
Drögemüller, Cord http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9773-522X
Funding for this research was provided by:
Universität Bern
Article History
Received: 14 July 2021
Accepted: 23 September 2021
First Online: 2 October 2021
Declarations
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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
: This study did not require official or institutional ethical approval as ‘non-experimental clinical veterinary practices’ are specifically excluded from being considered regulated procedures under The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (ASPA), 1986, Section 2(8) (ExternalRef removed). The cattle were handled according to good ethical standards and all live animals were blood sampled by a veterinary for diagnostic purposes on the farm to determine the cause of the disease. All other sampling was carried out postmortem on affected animals after euthanasia on humane grounds. The aim was to identify the cause of the congenital disorder and thereby improve the animal welfare situation on the Chianina cattle population by identifying the underlying genetic cause and preventing breeding of further cases.
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