Familiar mares can help reduce weaning stress
Weaning methods can have a dramatic effect on the time required to overcome the shock.
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Normal signs of behaviour before and including foaling in mares
Everything you need to know about the signs of foaling in mares.
Read moreIs human handling positive for a new foal?
Does handling interfere with the relationship between a foal and its mother?
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Light masks on mares show potential as breeding tool
Extending periods of light with masks to encourage breeding proven effective in a study.
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Options for pregnancy testing a mare
It could be a long and, ultimately, disappointing wait to discover a mare is empty.
Read moreResearchers assess effectiveness of fixed-time AI
Conception rates comparable with those using a more traditional approach were achieved.
Read moreMusic may reduce weaning stress, research suggests
Main theme from “Forrest Gump” proves to be music to the ears of young horses.
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Genetic cause confirmed for Connemara hoof syndrome
American researchers close in on genes responsible for Hoof Wall Separation Syndrome.
Read moreProtein discovery holds promise for horse health
Protein discovery may help combat issues affecting equine reproduction and respiration.
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Gene mutations behind splashed white pattern found
Three gene mutations have been identified as responsible for the splashed white coat pattern.
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NZ wild horse study reveals how to breed for a filly
A study has revealed that changes in a mare’s condition can predict foal sex.
Read moreInbreeding greatest in thoroughbreds, standardbreds – research
Thoroughbreds and standardbreds had the highest inbreeding co-efficients in an extensive genetic analysis of horse breeds.
Read moreFamiliar mares can help reduce weaning stress
Familiar adult female horses can less the stress of weaning on foals.
Read morePregnant mares more receptive to younger foals
Are foals short-changed by their mothers if they become become pregnant again shortly after giving birth?
Read moreScientists get to bottom of foal diarrhoea
A major switch in intestinal bacteria within the first two weeks of life appears to be directly responsible for diarrhoea
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Read moreFamily of rare ‘intersex’ horses discovered
Equine researchers at a Canadian university have identified a family group of horses with a rare genetic abnormality which means
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Tiny Caspian horse breed back from the brink
These finely built horses are now known, through DNA testing and other research, to be the forerunners of the native wild horses of Persia, and a key breed in the development of the Arabian horse by the Mesopotamians in the Third Millennium BC.
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Przewalski horse breed may soon thrive in the wild
The birth of a Przewalski foal at Toronto Zoo is another welcome step towards the ultimate dream: To have the primitive breed of horse restored to healthy numbers in the wilds of their native Mongolia and surrounding territories.
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