Formerly unfashionable thoroughbred stallion Zed has left his mark on station bred horses in New Zealand’s South Island.

Thoroughbred Breeders group partners with Plusvital for access to speed gene test and others.

“The fact that birds can transfer chlamydia to humans is well-known; now there is more evidence horses may transmit the disease too.”

“The results of this work suggest that Chlamydia psittaci may be a more significant agent of equine reproductive loss than thought.”

Pedigree analysis of Australian Thoroughbreds paints a far from perfect picture.

Findings suggest that the genetic condition is extremely rare in horses.

Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome (WFFS) is an inherited systemic connective tissue disorder characterized most markedly by a lack of skin tensile strength. Foals usually die soon after birth.

The new method better protects the acrosome, a small deposit located at the tip of sperm that contains certain enzymes.

New Zealand programme has worked with more than 2300 foals in more than 18,000 training sessions.

Selective breeding has left us with little variation in DNA passed down through the male line.

Foal’s birth to be livestreamed as hundreds of owners and fans look on.

Industry and government work together to implement a new protocol for control of Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) in Britain.