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SUBMITTER: Waine K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6466285 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Waine Katie K Strugnell Ben B Remnant John J Lovatt Fiona F Green Martin M Rideout Hannah H Genever Elizabeth E Baiker Kerstin K
Veterinary sciences 20190227 1
Laryngeal chondritis, or "Texel throat", is a disease affecting the upper respiratory tract of sheep with breeds like the Texel appearing to be predisposed. Previous work suggests the conformation of these breeds of sheep may be predisposing these animals to laryngeal disease. This study evaluated the anatomy of the Texel sheep larynx and describes incidental pathology. Forty-three larynges from rams of the Texel and Bluefaced Leicester breeds of sheep were measured and photographed. A larynx fr ...[more]