The thesis is divided into two parts. The
studies presented in the first part describe the results of
molecular analyses on the inheritance of congenital inguinal and
scrotal hernia in the pig. The second part covers data on the
comparative genomic analysis of the bovine and porcine
37-kDa/67-kDa laminin receptor (precursor). Inguinal/scrotal
hernias in pigs are related congenital defects. With a frequency of
1-3% in German pig populations these defects cause economic losses
of ~9,200,000
