SUMMARY Background: The merle colour in dogs (merle: blackbird) is caused by a retrotransposon insertion in the SILV gene, resulting in malfunction in the eumelanin producing pigment cells. In homozygous (MM) ...

Summary Background: At the Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding (University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest) the oral exams on Genetics and Animal breed ing are preceded by a compulsory practical exam. In 2013, ...

SUMMARY Background: 15 years ago the VATEM video based optometric system was created for the body measurement of populations kept extensively. Since then with the VATEM1 software we have measured 10 thousand animals ...