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Familiar mares can help reduce weaning stress

November 10, 2012November 21, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 4717 Views 1 Comment

Weaning methods can have a dramatic effect on the time required to overcome the shock.

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This mare foaled in the afternoon, four hours after these photos were taken.
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Normal signs of behaviour before and including foaling in mares

October 17, 2012October 8, 2018 Horsetalk.co.nz 537243 Views 42 Comments

Everything you need to know about the signs of foaling in mares.

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Is human handling positive for a new foal?

October 13, 2012October 13, 2012 Neil Clarkson 14638 Views 1 Comment

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

October 13, 2012November 28, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 4393 Views 0 Comments

Extending periods of light with masks to encourage breeding proven effective in a study.

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Options for pregnancy testing a mare

October 11, 2012November 14, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 84553 Views 11 Comments

It could be a long and, ultimately, disappointing wait to discover a mare is empty.

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Researchers assess effectiveness of fixed-time AI

September 28, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 1965 Views 0 Comments

Conception rates comparable with those using a more traditional approach were achieved.

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Music may reduce weaning stress, research suggests

August 31, 2012April 20, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 3842 Views 0 Comments

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

August 3, 2012August 14, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 7458 Views 0 Comments

American researchers close in on genes responsible for Hoof Wall Separation Syndrome.

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Protein discovery holds promise for horse health

July 20, 2012July 21, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 3303 Views 0 Comments

Protein discovery may help combat issues affecting equine reproduction and respiration.

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Gene mutations behind splashed white pattern found

April 13, 2012April 20, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 14769 Views 3 Comments Coloured horses

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

March 22, 2012July 12, 2016 Robin Marshall 20344 Views 0 Comments Wild horses

A study has revealed that changes in a mare’s condition can predict foal sex.

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Inbreeding greatest in thoroughbreds, standardbreds – research

January 29, 2012July 17, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 1480 Views 0 Comments

Thoroughbreds and standardbreds had the highest inbreeding co-efficients in an extensive genetic analysis of horse breeds.

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Familiar mares can help reduce weaning stress

October 6, 2011March 26, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 2294 Views 0 Comments

Familiar adult female horses can less the stress of weaning on foals.

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Pregnant mares more receptive to younger foals

August 15, 2011March 14, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 2166 Views 0 Comments

Are foals short-changed by their mothers if they become become pregnant again shortly after giving birth?

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Scientists get to bottom of foal diarrhoea

August 8, 2011July 31, 2015 Horsetalk.co.nz 2796 Views 0 Comments

A major switch in intestinal bacteria within the first two weeks of life appears to be directly responsible for diarrhoea

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More breeding articles

August 1, 2011April 14, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 3707 Views 0 Comments

Horse breeding articles from before 2012:

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Family of rare ‘intersex’ horses discovered

March 31, 2010May 24, 2012 Horsetalk.co.nz 13621 Views 4 Comments

Equine researchers at a Canadian university have identified a family group of horses with a rare genetic abnormality which means

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A Caspian stallion. Photo: Heather Moreton CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Tiny Caspian horse breed back from the brink

July 19, 2007November 2, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1406 Views 0 Comments Rare breeds

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

July 16, 2007November 2, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 1592 Views 1 Comment Przewalski's horse, Rare breeds

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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