OMIA:000973-9823 : Tail, kinky in Sus scrofa (pig) |
In other species: taurine cattle
Categories: Limbs / fins / digit / tail phene
Single-gene trait/disorder: unknown
Disease-related: yes
Cross-species summary: Twisted or kinked tail.
Cite this entry
Nicholas, F. W., Tammen, I., & Sydney Informatics Hub. (2005). OMIA:000973-9823: Online Mendelian Inheritance in Animals (OMIA) [dataset]. https://omia.org/. https://doi.org/10.25910/2AMR-PV70
References
Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.
| 2025 | Egerer, C., Gerhards, K., Becker, S., Engel, P., König, S., Reiner, G. : |
| Pig tail length is associated with the prevalence of tail malformations but not with inflammation of the tail. BMC Vet Res 21:111, 2025. Pubmed reference: 40011910. DOI: 10.1186/s12917-025-04598-y. | |
| Gerhards, K., Egerer, C., Becker, S., Willems, H., Engel, P., Koenig, S., Reiner, G. : | |
| Genome-wide association study reveals single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with tail length and tail kinks in piglets. Vet Sci 12:198, 2025. Pubmed reference: 40266940. DOI: 10.3390/vetsci12030198. | |
| 1982 | Ollivier, L., Sellier, P. : |
| Pig genetics: a review Annales de Genetique et de Selection Animale 14:481-544, 1982. | |
| 1960 | Fischer, H. : |
| Crooked tail, an inherited defect in swine Hemera Zoa 67:33-37, 1960. | |
| 1949 | Donald, H.P. : |
| The inheritance of a tail abnormality associated with urogenital disorders in a pig Journal of Agricultural Science 39:164-173, 1949. | |
| 1934 | Nordby, J.E. : |
| Kinky tail in swine Journal of Heredity 25:171-174, 1934. |
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- Created by Frank Nicholas on 06 Sep 2005