The Effect of Inbreeding on Melanoma and Vitiligo Occurrence in Old Kladruber Grey Horses

HOFMANOVÁ, Barbora, VOSTRÁ VYDROVÁ, Hana, MAJZLÍK, Ivan a VOSTRÝ, Luboš., 2016 The Effect of Inbreeding on Melanoma and Vitiligo Occurrence in Old Kladruber Grey Horses. In Acta agriculturae Slovenica, Supplement 5. Ljubljana: Animal Science Days, s. 179-182. ISSN 1581-9175
Year2016
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Abstract

The relationship between inbreeding and melanoma status (graded from 0 to 4) and vitiligo depigmentation (grad­ed from 0 to 3) was analysed by regression model. The study includes 376 animals of both sexes at the age of 1-25 years. The evaluation of horses was performed repeatedly during 4 consecutive years. Melanoma and vitiligo were detected visually and by palpation. The average inbreeding coefficient (FX) calculated from 33 generations of ancestors reached 13 %. Individual inbreeding generally had a significantly negative impact on melanoma and vitiligo in back body parts and non-significant effect on vitiligo in head part. In general, inbreeding appears to be a factor that potentially influ­ences the expression of melanoma and vitiligo in Old Kladruber horses.