Acta Vet. Brno 2013, 82: 441-445

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201382040441

Genetic background of aggressive behaviour in dogs

Witold Stanisław Proskura1, Anna Frost1, Leonard Gugała2, Andrzej Dybus1, Wilhelm Grzesiak3, Justyna Wawrzyniak1, Sylwia Uchman1

1West Pomeranian University of Technology, Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics, Szczecin, Poland
2Small Animal Veterinary Practice, Szczecin, Poland
3West Pomeranian University of Technology, Laboratory of Biostatistics, Szczecin, Poland

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