About the Authors
- Bianca Haase
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* E-mail: bianca.haase@sydney.edu.au
Affiliations Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Heidi Signer-Hasler
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Affiliation Department of Agriculture, Forestry, Food Science and Management, Bern University of Applied Science, Zollikofen, Switzerland
- Matthew M. Binns
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Affiliation Equine Analysis, Midway, Kentucky, United States of America
- Gabriela Obexer-Ruff
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Affiliation Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Regula Hauswirth
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Affiliation Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Rebecca R. Bellone
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Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida, United States of America
- Dominik Burger
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Affiliation Swiss Institute of Equine Medicine, ALP-Haras and University of Bern, Avenches, Switzerland
- Stefan Rieder
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Contributed equally to this work with: Stefan Rieder, Claire M. Wade, Tosso Leeb
Affiliation Agroscope ALP-Haras Research Station, Swiss National Stud Farm, Avenches, Switzerland
- Claire M. Wade
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Contributed equally to this work with: Stefan Rieder, Claire M. Wade, Tosso Leeb
Affiliation Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Tosso Leeb
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Contributed equally to this work with: Stefan Rieder, Claire M. Wade, Tosso Leeb
Affiliations Institute of Genetics, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, DermFocus, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Competing Interests
The co-author Matthew M. Binns is affiliated with Equine Analysis. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: BH SR CMW TL. Performed the experiments: BH. Analyzed the data: BH HSH MMB RH RRB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GOR DB SR. Wrote the paper: BH CMW.