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Table 3 Insect bite hypersensitivity symptoms on various locations in Shetland pony mare and Icelandic horse cases

From: Genome-wide association study of insect bite hypersensitivity in two horse populations in the Netherlands

 

Shetland pony mare cases

Icelandic horse cases

Clinical symptoms

  

Hair loss

100

71

Thickening of skin

89

71

Crusting

26

17

Scaling

9

4

Open wounds

9

1

Affected location

  

Crest

102

72

Base of the tail

86

61

Hindquarters

22

-

Head

4

12

Abdomen

1

8

Other

4

-

  1. Clinical symptoms were scored by an experienced veterinarian and are presented as the number of cases with this particular clinical symptom; in total, 103 Shetland pony mare cases and 73 Icelandic horse cases were scored.
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Genetics Selection Evolution

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