Finding of insulin sensitivity in newborn foals challenges existing concepts
Findings suggest that the pancreas in newborn foals has a high insulin secretory capacity in order to favor energy conservation.
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Findings suggest that the pancreas in newborn foals has a high insulin secretory capacity in order to favor energy conservation.
Read moreEndometritis – inflammation of the lining of the uterus – is one of the most commonly encountered challenges in equine breeding.
Read moreThe free downloadable book “Genetics and Breeding of Irish Horses” is a must-read for those looking to breed a horse, anywhere in the world.
Read more“Whilst clearly a distressing condition for affected foals and their owners, the good news is that this lethal syndrome can be avoided with testing and careful mating selection.”
Read moreResearchers say the increasing spread of multidrug-resistant S. zooepidemicus has become a relevant veterinary issue.
Read morePaignton Zoo in Devon is celebrating the birth of its second Hartmann’s mountain zebra foal this year.
Read moreAmerican study casts light on the little-investigated W13 gene, which causes a white coat color.
Read moreFirst-time mother Mwana showed no interest in her newborn foal, Salia, so Basel Zoo brought in some expert help.
Read moreResearchers screened 177 Arabian, Barb, and Arab-Barb horses in North Africa and the Middle East for three genetic disorders.
Read moreOpportunities for improved fertilization, embryo development, and pregnancy rates lie ahead over the next decade, according to the authors.
Read moreFour-year-old Total McLaren has been named the Main Premium Winner among the dressage stallions by Germany’s Oldenburg Studbook.
Read moreResearchers have developed a simple traffic light system based on whether horses are related and should be bred. It has helped reduce the inbreeding in Cleveland Bay horses to less than 0.5% per generation.
Read moreNearly a third of foals in the Italian study did not achieve full transfer of passive immunity, but they remained healthy.
Read more“Available genetic testing should be utilized with the goal of improving the health and welfare of horses and safeguarding the equine industry.”
Read moreThe “Assisted Reproductive Techniques Online Collection”, collated by new BEVA president Huw Griffiths, is being made available to view for free until December 27 by the Equine Veterinary Journal.
Read moreRare experience for zoo-goers as endangered Grevy’s zebra foal born in the afternoon at Marwell.
Read moreSuperb, a three-year-old by Secret and from a Welt Hit II mare, fetched the top price of €450,500 ($US520,000; $NZ753,000) at the 95th Fall Elite Oldenburg Auction in Vechta.
Read moreUniversity of Melbourne researchers tested material from 49 equine abortion cases and 8 samples from foetal membranes from normal deliveries.
Read moreEros was diagnosed with patent urachus, along with omphalitis (infection of the umbilical stump) and septicemia (bacteria present in the blood).
Read moreEurope’s leading showjumper in 2004, 2005 and 2006 died in January, but his genetics will live on with a clone who was born in Britain last month.
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