Surveillance of a PLOD gene variant linked to fragile foal syndrome in Silesian horses in Poland: implications for genetic monitoring and breeding strategies

Department of Animal Molecular Biology, Department of Farm Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Horse Breeding, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Balice, Poland

Aleksandra Błaszczak

Department of Farm Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Horse Breeding, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Balice, Poland

Bogusława Długosz

Department of Animal Reproduction, Anatomy and Genomics, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Kraków, Poland

Adrianna Musiał

Department of Animal Molecular Biology, Department of Farm Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Horse Breeding, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Balice, Poland

Katarzyna Ropka-Molik

Department of Animal Molecular Biology, Department of Farm Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Horse Breeding, National Research Institute of Animal Production, Balice, Poland

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2025-0060 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608

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Language: English

Page range: 599 - 602

Submitted on: Mar 17, 2025

Accepted on: Oct 21, 2025

Published on: Oct 27, 2025

Published by: National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

autosomal recessive disease,

equine genetic disorders,

genetic testing,

PCR-RFLP,

single nucleotide polymorphism

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Life sciences,

Molecular biology,

Microbiology and virology,

Life sciences, other,

Medicine,

Veterinary medicine

© 2025 Monika Stefaniuk-Szmukier, Aleksandra Błaszczak, Bogusława Długosz, Adrianna Musiał, Katarzyna Ropka-Molik, published by National Veterinary Research Institute in Pulawy
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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