First report of nt230(del4) mutation in the MDR1 gene in German Shepherds in Southern Brazil by Ananda da Rocha Pires, Daniel Gerardi, Tainor de Mesquita Tisotti, Priscila Beatriz da Silva Serpa, Cláudio Corrêa Natalini

“…Several breeds have been described as carriers of the mutation, including German Shepherds (GS). However, the presence of the mutant allele in this breed has not been described in Brazil. …”
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Disseminated Rasamsonia argillacea complex infection presenting as intraventricular brain hemorrhage in a German shepherd dog in Australia by Christopher Skinner, Rachel Allavena, Karon Hoffmann, Mirrim Kelly-Bosma, Sarah Kidd, Christine Thomson

“…A German Shepherd Dog diagnosed with Rasamsonia argillacea based on fungal culture and DNA sequencing, is the first documented case in Australia, and the Southern Hemisphere. …”
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Polymorphisms in the TLR4 and TLR5 gene are significantly associated with inflammatory bowel disease in German shepherd dogs. by Aarti Kathrani, Arthur House, Brian Catchpole, Angela Murphy, Alex German, Dirk Werling, Karin Allenspach

“…Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is considered to be the most common cause of vomiting and diarrhoea in dogs, and the German shepherd dog (GSD) is particularly susceptible. The exact aetiology of IBD is unknown, however associations have been identified between specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and human IBD. …”
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Interleukin‐13 and interleukin‐33 mRNA are underexpressed in the duodenal mucosa of German Shepherd dogs with chronic enteropathy by Aarti Kathrani, Victor Lezcano, Edward J. Hall, Albert E. Jergens, Yeon‐Jung Seo, Jonathan P. Mochel, Todd Atherly, Karin Allenspach

“…Abstract Background A recent genome‐wide association study in German Shepherd dogs (GSDs) with chronic enteropathy (CE) has identified polymorphisms in the Th2 cytokine genes. …”
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Is cancel culture coming to Himalayan Studies? Remarks on a recent critique of the life and work of Mary Shepherd Slusser by Charles Ramble

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Wellbeing, quality of life, presence of concurrent diseases, and survival times in untreated and treated German Shepherd dogs with dwarfism. by Stefanie Kitzmann, Katrin Hartmann, Yury Zablotski, Anna Rieger, Ralf Mueller, Astrid Wehner

“…<h4>Background</h4>Pituitary dwarfism (PD) in German Shepherd dogs (GSD) is a rare endocrinopathy. Cause and inheritance of the disease are well characterized, but the overall survival time, presence of concurrent diseases, quality of life (QoL) and influence of different treatment options on those parameters is still not well investigated. …”
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Radiographic quantification of the normal and near-normal coxofemoral conformation in Labrador Retrievers and German Shepherds: a comparative study by Menna A. Nahla, Clifford R. Berry, Ayman A. Mostafa

“…A steeper acetabular slope angle was noted in normal and near-normal CFJS of German Shepherds compared to Labrador Retrievers. The inclination angle of near-normal joints was greater in Labrador Retrievers compared to German Shepherds. …”
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Do “Sleeping Shepherds” Dream of 3D-Printed Sheep: John Gibson, Oliver Laric, and Digital Neoclassicism by Melissa L. Gustin

“…This article considers the relationship between John Gibson’s neoclassical sculpture The Sleeping Shepherd Boy and Oliver Laric’s installations for the 2016 Liverpool Biennial using 3D models and prints of the Shepherd. …”
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Real power loss reduction by German shepherd dog, explore –save and line up search optimization algorithms by Kanagasabai Lenin

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Single melatonin injection enhances the testicular artery hemodynamic, reproductive hormones, and semen parameters in German shepherd dogs by Ali Salama, Elshymaa A. Abdelnaby, Ibrahim A. Emam, Mohamed Fathi

“…The study included 12 normospermic German shepherd dogs (weighed 35 ± 0.5 kg and aged 4 ± 0.5 years). …”
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Benefits of dietary supplements on the physical fitness of German Shepherd dogs during a drug detection training course. by Laura Menchetti, Gabriella Guelfi, Roberto Speranza, Pasquale Carotenuto, Livia Moscati, Silvana Diverio

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the physiological and biochemical changes induced by submaximal exercise on drug detection dogs (German Shepherd breed) and to assess whether a dietary supplement improves their physical fitness. …”
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Variance Estimation between Different Body Measurements at the Males Population from Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog Breed by Dorel Dronca, Nicolae Păcala, Ioan Bencsik, Marian Bura, Gabi Dumitrescu, Eliza Simiz, Adela Marcu, Mirela Ahmadi, Liliana Petculescu-Ciochina, Dan Țigănele, Alexandru Dronca

Subjects: “…romanian mioritic shepherd dog…”
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Asymmetric Lumbosacral Transitional Vertebra (LTV) Type-3 in a German Shepherd Dog: A Case Report by Ali Reza Ghadiri, Bahman Mosallanejad, Reza Avizeh, Fatemae Khalili

“…Case Description- In the present study, a seven-year-old German shepherd female dog was referred to Veterinary Hospital of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, with a two-week history of intermittent lameness and lumbosacral pain.…”
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Estimated breeding values for canine hip dysplasia radiographic traits in a cohort of Australian German Shepherd dogs. by Bethany J Wilson, Frank W Nicholas, John W James, Claire M Wade, Peter C Thomson

“…As the population of German Shepherd Dogs which was studied was purportedly under selection for the traits studied, we examined the EBVs for evidence of a genetic trend in these traits and found substantial genetic improvement over time. …”
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Heritability and phenotypic variation of canine hip dysplasia radiographic traits in a cohort of Australian German shepherd dogs. by Bethany J Wilson, Frank W Nicholas, John W James, Claire M Wade, Imke Tammen, Herman W Raadsma, Kao Castle, Peter C Thomson

“…This proportion, heritability, was measured in a cohort of 13,124 Australian German Shepherd Dogs born between 1976 and 2005, displaying phenotypic variation for BVAHTs, using ordinal, linear and binary mixed models fitted by a Restricted Maximum Likelihood method. …”
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Molecular Epidemiological Survey for Degenerative Myelopathy in German Shepherd Dogs in Japan: Allele Frequency and Clinical Progression Rate by Shinichiro Maki, Md Shafiqul Islam, Tomohito Itoh, Masanobu Nurimoto, Akira Yabuki, Yu Furusawa, Hiroaki Kamishina, Yui Kobatake, Tofazzal Md Rakib, Martia Rani Tacharina, Osamu Yamato

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Shepherding sub-Saharan Africa’s terrestrial biodiversity through peak anthropogenic pressure toward a green anthropocene by Lindsay, P.A., Anderson, SH, Dickman, A, Gandiwa, P, Harper, SH, Morakinyo, AB, Nyambe, N, O’Brien-Onyeka, M, Packer, C, Parker, AH, Robson, AS, Ruhweza, A, Sogbohossou, A, Steiner, K.W., Tumenta, PN

“…Here, we outline critical steps needed to shepherd SSA’s biodiversity into the Green Anthropocene epoch.…”

Modified formulas for calculation of encephalization: quotient in dogs by Saganuwan Alhaji Saganuwan

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Homily as a constituent part of the holy liturgy by Marinković Miloš V.

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Pleistocene dynamics of the Eurasian steppe as a driving force of evolution: Phylogenetic history of the genus Capsella (Brassicaceae) by Anže Žerdoner Čalasan, Herbert Hurka, Dmitry A. German, Simon Pfanzelt, Frank R. Blattner, Anna Seidl, Barbara Neuffer

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