Researchers Investigate Naked Foal Syndrome in Akhal-Tekes
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
August 17, 2017
Researchers say naked foal syndrome is related to a nonsense gene variant and appears to be unique to Akhal-Tekes.
Researchers say naked foal syndrome is related to a nonsense gene variant and appears to be unique to Akhal-Tekes.
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