Genetic improvement of hip-extended scores in 3 breeds of guide dogs using estimated breeding values: Notable progress but more improvement is needed

• Eldin A. Leighton ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Eldin A. Leighton, Gail K. Smith

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: eldin@caninegeneticservices.com

  Current address: Canine Genetic Services, LLC, Great Falls, Virginia, United States of America

  Affiliation The Seeing Eye, Inc, Morristown, New Jersey, United States of America

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3032-0315

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• Dolores Holle ,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation The Seeing Eye, Inc, Morristown, New Jersey, United States of America

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• Darryl N. Biery ,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Thomas P. Gregor ,

  Roles Data curation, Visualization

  Current address: West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Mischa B. McDonald-Lynch ,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Veterinary Specialty Hospital of the Carolinas, Cary, North Carolina, United States of America

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Mandy L. Wallace ,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Jennifer K. Reagan ,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Current address: Seattle Veterinary Specialists, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

  ¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Gail K. Smith

  Contributed equally to this work with: Eldin A. Leighton, Gail K. Smith

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America

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