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

Journal of Veterinary Research
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Fig. 1.

Birth-year breakdown of fragile foal syndrome gene carriage in the analysed Silesian horse population
Birth-year breakdown of fragile foal syndrome gene carriage in the analysed Silesian horse population

Fig. 2.

Pedigree chart showing inheritance of the mutation causing fragile foal syndrome in Polish Silesian horses. Numbers inside shapes are offspring totals
Pedigree chart showing inheritance of the mutation causing fragile foal syndrome in Polish Silesian horses. Numbers inside shapes are offspring totals

Genotype analysis results for carriage of the mutation causing fragile foal syndrome (FFS) in Polish Silesian warmblood horses

nGenotype totalsGenotype frequencyAllele frequency95% CI range
ObservedExpected*ObservedExpected*ObservedExpected*
N/NN/NN/FFSN/FFSFFS/FFSFFS/FFSN/NN/FFSFFS/FFSNFFS
248 36 0
284 0.87320.126800.93660.06341.3005
249.2 33.5 1.3
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jvetres-2025-0060 | Journal eISSN: 2450-8608
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Language: English
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 times per year
Keywords:
autosomal recessive disease,
equine genetic disorders,
genetic testing,
PCR-RFLP,
single nucleotide polymorphism
Related subjects:
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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