Current classification of breeding with the Merle trait The breeding of the merle coat color has been a hotly debated topic for decades, not least because of the tension between supporters of the special coloring and those who fundamentally reject this color due to the associated health risks. As a diagnostic laboratory, Laboklin has been […]
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Spread of PSSM in different breeds Polysaccharide storage myopathy type 1 is a hereditary disorder of sugar metabolism. The clinical symptoms are ”cross-flap-like” and cover the entire spectrum from reluctance to move, muscle tremors, muscle stiffness, sweating, alternating lameness to immobility. PSSM is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner.This means that heterozygous carriers (genotype N/PPSM) […]
