A refined genome-wide association study of posthitis in lowland Białowieza population of the European bison (Bison bonasus)

Necrotic inflammation of the prepuce (NIP, posthitis) is probably the most serious threat to the males of European bison (Bison bonasus) population living in the Bialowieza National Park. Approximately 6% of the males have been affected every year. The aim of this study was to explore genetic regions potentially affecting this disease. The population was divided into two groups: healthy (25) and affected by posthitis (112). All individuals were...