Hereditary dwarfism in pigs
Jensen, P.T.; Nielsen, D.H.; Jensen, P.; Bille, N.
Nordisk Veterinaermedicin 36(1-2): 32-37
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-1579 PMID: 6728670 Document Number: 223349
In a swine production herd dwarfs with extremely short limbs were observed in 3 litters sired by the same boar. Clinical, radiographical, and pathologic-anatomical examinations, showed the affected individuals to be chondrodysplastic dwarfs. Such dwarfism has not been reported previously in pigs. An inbreeding experiment conducted with a dwarf gilt and related boars indicated that the dwarfism was hereditary with a simple autosomal recessive inheritance.