The utilization of the Vezzoni modified Badertscher distension device in breeding programs: Heritability estimates and effect on the hip dysplasia prevalence

• Birgit Deboutte,

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

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1300-409X

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• Louis Vandekerckhove,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Morphology, Imaging, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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• Emmelie Stock,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Morphology, Imaging, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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• Kaatje Kromhout,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Morphology, Imaging, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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• Anthony Morin,

  Roles Data curation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Breeding and Canine Development, CESECAH, Clermont-Ferrand, France

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• Jimmy H. Saunders,

  Roles Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary Morphology, Imaging, Orthopedics, Rehabilitation and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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• Luc Peelman,

  Roles Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

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• Bart J. G. Broeckx

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

  * E-mail: Bart.Broeckx@UGent.be

  Affiliation Department of Veterinary and Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6742-3911

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