Australia’s racehorse breeding levy to fund equine health projects
Australia’s new Thoroughbred R&D Levy is expected to net $400,000 each year.
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Breeding
Informative articles on horse breeding and equine husbandry.
Weanlings and the chill of winter: Study explores respiratory disease risk
Researchers in Finland carry out what is believed to be the first study on respiratory disease in weanlings in a cold climate.
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White on! Fourth white foal for striking thoroughbred mare
The Opera House has produced her fourth white foal, a filly by Mongolian Khan.
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GPS technology reveals elements of herd dynamics in a pasture of mares of foals
Method used is likely to become a useful tool for quantifying equine behavioral observations.
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Review of open standing castration technique in horses is warranted, say researchers
Study team said that while the prevalence of complications following the use of the technique was high, the vast majority were mild or moderate.
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Cloning holds only hope of saving extinct horse breed
Technology is being used to resurrect the now extinct Abaco Island horse breed.
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The squeeze that could help save your foal’s life
Madigan Foal Squeeze Procedure can deliver quite remarkable results in newborns with neonatal maladjustment syndrome.
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High maternal genetic diversity found in Poland’s Konik horses
Breed’s conservation program might benefit from an extensive revision, even a reworking of the known maternal lines, says study team.
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Foaling your mare? There’s an app for that
Horse breeders can sleep a little easier at night with a new smartphone-based foaling monitor.
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Clydesdale breed back from the brink as Aussie numbers increase
More than 3000 registered Clydesdales in Australia means the breed is no longer considered endangered in that country.
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Genetic basis for the athleticism of horses explored by researchers
More than 3000 genes with a role in equine athleticism identified by study team in Ireland.
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NZ’s Thoroughbred breeding industry becoming concentrated among the big studs, review finds
An export focus and the contraction in the domestic market has seen an increasing similarity in the production processes across commercial operators.
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Season of birth affects foal size, researchers find
Foals born in the winter months are shorter than their spring counterparts, and take at least 12 weeks to catch up.
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Significant commercial pressures identified within NZ’s racehorse breeding industry
Review identified a fall in the number of private Thoroughbred stud farms and an increase in the size of the remaining operations over the last decade.
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Disease risk warning follows use of uncertified equine semen
Horse vets are being asked to break law and risk UK equine disease status.
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Chromosomal makeup of a donkey-zebra hybrid analysed by scientists
Its chromosome tally “split the difference” between its mother and father.
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The perils of breeding horses for color
All else being equal, a buyer is often willing to pay more for a horse with an attractive color pattern.
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Discovery will be a boon in fine-tuning vaccination schedules for foals
Vaccination is an important strategy to protect these youngsters against diseases. However, giving them too early in life may have negative effects.
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Most modern horse breeds have strong input from Oriental stallions, research shows
Breeds with the greatest influence in the male lines of horse breeds in recent centuries are the Arabian horse and Turkoman horse.
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Young foals show similar learning abilities to their older counterparts, study reveals
“To our knowledge, this is the first report of systematic study of operant conditioning in foals this young.”
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