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Breeding

Informative articles on horse breeding and equine husbandry.

Breeding News 

Why the sterilization of Oregon’s wild horses is a bad idea

April 13, 2016June 27, 2016 Contributor 783 Views 0 Comments Wild horses

Authority on wild animal sterilization speaks out over plan to sterilize mares.

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Breeding 

How does mare’s milk measure up against other mammals?

April 4, 2016August 26, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 9161 Views 1 Comment

Scientists compare milk composition in wild and domesticated mammals.

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Breeding Care & Training 

Notion of “crazy” chestnut horses dismissed by researchers

March 31, 2016July 4, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 8506 Views 1 Comment

Greater boldness may be behind the reputation of chestnuts.

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Breeding News 

Foaling alarms: Could we build our own for as little as $50?

March 28, 2016August 26, 2017 Neil Clarkson 15428 Views 2 Comments

Could a cellphone and an app do the trick?

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Breeding 

Lipizzaner stud farm at Piber receives UNESCO cultural award

March 28, 2016July 4, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 5388 Views 0 Comments

Recognition for Austrian stud follows award to Spanish Riding School.

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Breeding 

Study in North Dakota explores fertility control in mustangs

March 13, 2016July 4, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 4557 Views 0 Comments Wild horses

Hopes center on being able to reduce or eliminate costly roundups.

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Breeding 

Ethical questions around horse cloning examined by British specialist

March 8, 2016July 4, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 12578 Views 1 Comment Clones, Rare breeds

Dr Madeleine Campbell: Is it morally right to clone a horse?

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Breeding 

Researchers successfully determine sex of unborn foals

February 27, 2016July 4, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 6345 Views 0 Comments

Iranian team achieves 88% accuracy rate after eight weeks of gestation.

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Breeding 

NetF toxin linked to severe diarrhea in foals

February 26, 2016July 4, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 3736 Views 0 Comments

Test developed to identify recently discovered toxin in horse feces.

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Breeding 

Refrozen stallion semen tested on in-season mares in German study

February 8, 2016February 10, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 2988 Views 0 Comments

Pregnancy rates were drastically reduced, researchers reported.

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Fewer thoroughbred foals are expected to be born in the US in the coming season.
Breeding 

Age biggest factor in fertility of thoroughbred mares – study

January 29, 2016April 1, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 11130 Views 0 Comments

Uterine inflammation or infections, if well managed, did not affect fertility.

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A Konik hrose. Photo: Alethe CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Breeding News 

Inbreeding rises in Polish Konik horses, but genetic diversity still high

January 12, 2016January 15, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 4110 Views 0 Comments Rare breeds

More attention to genetic diversity, less on horse numbers, say researchers

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Buchiko
Breeding News 

A new spotted wonder? “White” thoroughbred wins three races in Japan

January 8, 2016March 11, 2022 Horsetalk.co.nz 24246 Views 0 Comments Coloured horses

Speckled mare has winning raceday colours in Japan.

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Breeding 

China looks to clone horses at new centre

December 31, 2015January 8, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 4874 Views 0 Comments Clones

World’s largest animal cloning centre will also clone cattle and dogs.

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Breeding News 

Super rare and super cute: Hartmann’s zebra foal a Christmas bonus

December 23, 2015July 1, 2021 Horsetalk.co.nz 3281 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

New arrival the only one of his species to be born in Britain this year.

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Breeding 

Mystery remains around key process in early equine pregnancy – review

December 8, 2015February 10, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 2881 Views 0 Comments

Advancements in molecular biology may eventually solve riddle.

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Breeding News 

Stallion sperm production affected by the company they keep – study

November 26, 2015November 29, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 6109 Views 0 Comments

Sperm characteristics found to be affected by social environment.

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Breeding 

Researchers probe immune response in the wombs of in-season mares

November 17, 2015December 6, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 1955 Views 0 Comments

Study casts fresh light on equine endometritis.

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Breeding 

Foals born with rich microbial community in their gut – study

November 2, 2015December 3, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 2760 Views 0 Comments

Diversity initially declines during first month of life.

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Breeding News 

Breeding for durability comes under the microscope

October 23, 2015October 24, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 1819 Views 0 Comments

“Durability traits have a low but significant heritability” – researcher

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