title: [Hereditary diseases in the horse: II. Polygenetic or multifactorial diseases].
abstract: Many of the important diseases of sport and pleasure horses are thought to have a genetic component. The majority of these diseases, however, are multifactorial and are influenced not only by genetics, but also by environmental factors. In this review some of the most important multifactorial diseases are described and the current evidence for a genetic background is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Pferdeklinik der Universität Bern.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mele
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramseyer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Brehm
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rieder
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Straub
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gerber
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics / Q000662:veterinary*; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D020412:Multifactorial Inheritance