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Canine Genetics, Health and Medicine http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92513 Edited by Catrin Rutland

Part of IntechOpen Book Series: Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 7 Book Series Editor: Rita Payan-Carreira Contributors

Fatimaezzahra Amarir, Abdelmohcine Aimrane, Abdelkbir Rhalem, Catrin Rutland, Siobhan Simpson, Kara-Zoë Kordtomeikel, Serena Wong, Samantha Bennison, Samir El-Gendy, Malcolm Cobb, Andreia A.F. Santos, Tatiane Moreno Ferrarias Epiphanio, Edo D' Agaro, Andrea Favaro, Davide Rosa, Claudete Paula, Mario Bonci, Bianca Navarro, Diana Nascimento, Miriam Rodríguez Esquivel, Héctor Guerrero Flores, Alejandro Sánchez, Emmanuel Salcedo, Teresa Apresa García, Ricardo López Romero, Florinda Jiménez Vega, Rodrigo Aldariz, Mauricio Salcedo, Alejandra Valdivia Flores, Lung-Kwang Pan, Chih-Feng Chen, Shao-Wen Chiu, Chao-Hsun Chuang, Verónica Flores, Luciano Ritossa, Gustavo Viozzi

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Canine Genetics, Health and Medicine Edited by Catrin Rutland p. cm. Print ISBN 978-1-83962-654-8 Online ISBN 978-1-83962-655-5 eBook (PDF) ISBN 978-1-83962-656-2 ISSN 2632-0517
