Meet Lockie, the adorable lockdown foal
Appropriate name for Easter baby born during Covid-19 lockdown at The Donkey Sanctuary Ireland’s Hannigans Farm.
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Breeding
Rare foal’s birth a boost for locked down British zoo
Arrival of Przewalski’s horse filly foal in mid-April a cause for celebration at Britain’s largest zoo, ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire.
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The joys of parenting: Foals don’t always listen to their mothers, research shows
Foals appear to show a very human trait among children, often failing to respond to their mothers. But when the foals whinny, that’s a different story.
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Filly latest in line of white thoroughbreds from NZ mare
It started with The Opera House. Now, her daughter Casta Diva, also white, has produced a white filly foal in Japan.
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Stallion owner waives stud fees to help small breeders during pandemic
Free breedings for the 2020 season to all seven of the thoroughbred stallions owned by Canadian Chuck Fipke.
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Seeking genetic answers about the mysterious curly horses of Patagonia
A journey is made to Argentina’s southern wilderness in a bid for answers about the region’s enigmatic curly horses.
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Genomes of six horse breeds sequenced
Whole genome sequencing of the horses adds to our knowledge of genetic variants.
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US zoo welcomes rare zebra filly foal
Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra filly foal the third to be born at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in recent weeks.
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Nocardioform placentitis: A continuing enigma
Multiple factors may be involved in the development of the disease, an equine reproduction specialist says.
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Polish draft horse study explores breed differences
Sokólski and Sztumski breeds: “We can conclude that further maintaining of separate stud books is reasonable.”
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Deadly to foals, Kentucky’s Eastern tent caterpillars make first appearance
First hatchings of Eastern tent caterpillars, which cause Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS), in Central Kentucky earlier this month.
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Antibiotic alternative shows promise in treating foal pneumonia
Semi-metal compound gallium maltolate (GaM) used to treat foal pneumonia, offering an alternative treatment for the deadly condition that does not promote multi-drug resistant bacteria.
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Suffolk Punch hero shares prestigious equine award
Suffolk Punch champion Nigel Oakley and equestrian journalist Eleanor Jones named joint winners of the Sir Colin Spedding Award at Britain’s National Equine Forum.
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“The ideal thoroughbred” A.P. Indy dies aged 31
“How many sale toppers are yearlings that end up being that good where they are Horse of the Year and then go on and be two-time champion sire and then have the long-term influence that he has had and will continue to have?”
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Free foaling guide helps horse owners through breeding journey
“Mare owners should know the signs that predict foaling is close, and what normal foaling looks like.”
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Inbreeding behind rise in mutational load in horses in recent centuries – study
Breeders have controlled equine reproduction for hundreds of generations. Their decisions have given rise to several hundred breeds, showing striking differences.
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Rare zebra foal’s birth a first for US zoo
Dallas zoo welcomes Malawa, its first Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal. The species is vulnerable in the wild.
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Rise in inbreeding among world’s thoroughbreds in last 45 years “highly sigificant”
“It is likely that, unchecked, inbreeding in the Thoroughbred will continue to increase in a market where there is high demand for particular sire lines.”
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Genomics provide a pathway to improved performance in horses
The overall performance of horses is complex, involving over 20,000 genes and probably millions of other functional elements.
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Defensin-B gene’s possible role in equine endometriosis explored
Despite being a major cause of infertility in mares, the mechanisms behind equine endometriosis remain unclear and controversial.
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