Importance of testing horses for genetic disorders highlighted in study
Researchers screened 177 Arabian, Barb, and Arab-Barb horses in North Africa and the Middle East for three genetic disorders.
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Breeding
Informative articles on horse breeding and equine husbandry.
Improved sperm selection a chance to boost assisted reproduction in horses – review
Opportunities for improved fertilization, embryo development, and pregnancy rates lie ahead over the next decade, according to the authors.
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Totilas son earns main premium title at Oldenburg show
Four-year-old Total McLaren has been named the Main Premium Winner among the dressage stallions by Germany’s Oldenburg Studbook.
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“Family tree” for Cleveland Bay horses has helped cut inbreeding
Researchers have developed a simple traffic light system based on whether horses are related and should be bred. It has helped reduce the inbreeding in Cleveland Bay horses to less than 0.5% per generation.
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Transfer of passive immunity investigated in donkey foals
Nearly a third of foals in the Italian study did not achieve full transfer of passive immunity, but they remained healthy.
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Horses in Ireland tested for gene responsible for fatal foal disorder
“Available genetic testing should be utilized with the goal of improving the health and welfare of horses and safeguarding the equine industry.”
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Latest equine research on assisted breeding free to view
The “Assisted Reproductive Techniques Online Collection”, collated by new BEVA president Huw Griffiths, is being made available to view for free until December 27 by the Equine Veterinary Journal.
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Zoo visitors watch birth of endangered Grevy’s zebra foal
Rare experience for zoo-goers as endangered Grevy’s zebra foal born in the afternoon at Marwell.
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Dressage mare tops Oldenburg sale at €450,000
Superb, a three-year-old by Secret and from a Welt Hit II mare, fetched the top price of €450,500 ($US520,000; $NZ753,000) at the 95th Fall Elite Oldenburg Auction in Vechta.
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Several pathogens potentially linked to equine abortions in study
University of Melbourne researchers tested material from 49 equine abortion cases and 8 samples from foetal membranes from normal deliveries.
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Speedy intervention saves foal from surgery for patent urachus
Eros was diagnosed with patent urachus, along with omphalitis (infection of the umbilical stump) and septicemia (bacteria present in the blood).
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Clone of Nick Skelton’s famous jumping stallion Arko born
Europe’s leading showjumper in 2004, 2005 and 2006 died in January, but his genetics will live on with a clone who was born in Britain last month.
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Barley’s ability to put weight on weaned foals shown in study
The study team had expected that the starch from the three different sources would cause differences in growth in the foals.
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Influential dressage sire Sandro Hit dies at 28
Leading dressage sire Sandro Hit succumbed to an infection on August 19. He was 28.
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Parasites can harm the reproductive efficiency of horses – review
“Understanding the cause of impaired reproductive performance is essential in terms of maintaining productivity and efficient stud breeding strategies.”
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Bird pathogen now linked to equine abortions in multiple reports – study
Chlamydia psittaci is an emerging pathogen that must be included in routine microbiological diagnostic testing of all equine abortions, researchers say.
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Gene responsible for painful eye condition in Friesian horses identified
A genetic test has been developed to identify equine distichiasis, an ocular disease characterized by eyelashes that grow from abnormal positions along the edge of the eyelid.
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Sharing knowledge could help artificial reproduction techniques in mares and women – review
“Some techniques have been mastered in humans but not in horses … whereas others are more advanced in horses.”
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Genetic testing casts light on maternal lines in the Holsteiner horse
Results indicate that the 75 maternal lineages covered in the study developed from at least eight ancestral founder mares.
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Jury still out on whether ponies are “hot blooded” or “cold blooded”
Study in Poland finds big differences in blood test results among different-sized ponies.
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