Genetic evaluation of guide dogs in the UK

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Genetic evaluation of guide dogs in the UK

Guide Dogs is the largest assistance dogs charity providing mobility support for people who are blind or partially sighted. Approximately 70% of dogs bred become working guide dogs, and this value is high compared with other guide dog schools. However, it is still desirable to increase further the...

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Main Author:	Evans, Katharine M
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2015
Subjects:	Guide dog heritability quantitative genetics dog genetics
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/76081/

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