Ridgeback

Ridge at the Rhodesian Ridgeback

Rhodesian Ridgeback

In domestic dogs, Ridgeback is the name for a breed that has a strip of fur running in the middle of the back ( "ridge" ), the direction of growth ( line ) of which is opposite to that of the surrounding fur. Three dog breeds are named after this characteristic:

Medically, the ridge is a mild form of spina bifida (open back) that is predisposed to a dermal sinus . This can result in complications as skin infections can spread along the sinus to the spinal cord .

Individual evidence

↑ Nicolette HC Salmon Hillbertz, Magnus Isaksson, Elinor K. Karlsson, Eva Hellmén, Gerli Rosengren Pielberg, Peter Savolainen, Claire M. Wade, Henrik von Euler, Ulla Gustafson, Åke Hedhammar, Mats Nilsson, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Leif Andersson, Göran Andersson: Duplication of FGF3, FGF4, FGF19 and ORAOV1 causes hair ridge and predisposition to dermoid sinus in Ridgeback dogs. In: Nature Genetics . Vol. 39, No. 11, 2007, pp. 1318-1320, PMID 17906623 , doi : 10.1038 / ng.2007.4 .

[1] Nicolette HC Salmon Hillbertz, Magnus Isaksson, Elinor K. Karlsson, Eva Hellmén, Gerli Rosengren Pielberg, Peter Savolainen, Claire M. Wade, Henrik von Euler, Ulla Gustafson, Åke Hedhammar, Mats Nilsson, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Leif Andersson, Göran Andersson: Duplication of FGF3, FGF4, FGF19 and ORAOV1 causes hair ridge and predisposition to dermoid sinus in Ridgeback dogs. In: Nature Genetics . Vol. 39, No. 11, 2007, pp. 1318-1320, PMID 17906623 , doi : 10.1038 / ng.2007.4 .