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Genetic basis for the athleticism of horses explored by researchers

August 11, 2017August 15, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 5084 Views 0 Comments

More than 3000 genes with a role in equine athleticism identified by study team in Ireland.

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NZ’s Thoroughbred breeding industry becoming concentrated among the big studs, review finds

August 8, 2017August 9, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 4720 Views 0 Comments

An export focus and the contraction in the domestic market has seen an increasing similarity in the production processes across commercial operators.

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Foals born in winter are smaller than those born in the traditional spring window. Photo: Juliane Kuhl / Vetmeduni Vienna
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Season of birth affects foal size, researchers find

August 5, 2017August 6, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 7082 Views 0 Comments

Foals born in the winter months are shorter than their spring counterparts, and take at least 12 weeks to catch up.

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Significant commercial pressures identified within NZ’s racehorse breeding industry

August 4, 2017August 6, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 4340 Views 0 Comments

Review identified a fall in the number of private Thoroughbred stud farms and an increase in the size of the remaining operations over the last decade.

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Disease risk warning follows use of uncertified equine semen

July 29, 2017July 31, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 4200 Views 0 Comments Biosecurity

Horse vets are being asked to break law and risk UK equine disease status.

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Breeding News Research 

Chromosomal makeup of a donkey-zebra hybrid analysed by scientists

July 22, 2017July 30, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 18280 Views 0 Comments Zebras & asses

Its chromosome tally “split the difference” between its mother and father.

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Breeding 

The perils of breeding horses for color

July 4, 2017March 5, 2019 Sonya Sokolow, Leah Brault and Cecilia Penedo 32069 Views 0 Comments Coloured horses

All else being equal, a buyer is often willing to pay more for a horse with an attractive color pattern.

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Dr Julia Felippe works in her lab. Photo: Elodie Gazave
Breeding Health News 

Discovery will be a boon in fine-tuning vaccination schedules for foals

July 2, 2017July 6, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 5155 Views 0 Comments

Vaccination is an important strategy to protect these youngsters against diseases. However, giving them too early in life may have negative effects.

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Breeding Features 

Most modern horse breeds have strong input from Oriental stallions, research shows

June 30, 2017July 2, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 7703 Views 1 Comment

Breeds with the greatest influence in the male lines of horse breeds in recent centuries are the Arabian horse and Turkoman horse.

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Breeding 

Young foals show similar learning abilities to their older counterparts, study reveals

June 27, 2017July 1, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 10010 Views 0 Comments

“To our knowledge, this is the first report of systematic study of operant conditioning in foals this young.”

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Breeding 

Selenium soil deficiency in parts of the Netherlands can endanger newborn foals – study

June 6, 2017June 10, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 9102 Views 0 Comments

Study team delves into white muscle disease in eight newborn foals.

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Breeding News 

Doppler ultrasound proves worth in identifying testicular problems in stallions

June 1, 2017June 2, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 6957 Views 0 Comments

“This study provides a firm basis for the introduction of Doppler ultrasound into stallion breeding soundness evaluations.”

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Neonatal isoerythrolysis (NI) - also known as jaundice foal syndrome and hemolytic disease of the newborn - is caused by an incompatibility of blood types between a mare and her foal.
Breeding News 

Bacterial richness is decreased in foals with diarrhea, study finds

May 31, 2017June 10, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 6715 Views 1 Comment

Findings point to potential preventative and therapeutic measures to deal with the common problem.

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Breeding 

The cost of breeding a foal: Is it really worth it?

May 19, 2017May 26, 2017 Contributor 27548 Views 1 Comment

It takes a great financial commitment to breed a horse – probably more than most buyers realise.

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Breeding 

Ready or not: Induced birth in horses

May 19, 2017 Contributor 22872 Views 1 Comment

The best ways to minimize the complications of an induced foaling is to be sure the foal is mature and the mare ready.

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Little VICSI is blissfully unaware of his unique place in the field of assisted reproduction in the horse.
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Researchers announce reproductive breakthrough in horses

May 18, 2017May 26, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 5853 Views 0 Comments

A test-tube foal is born in Belgium from a vitrified immature oocyte.

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Breeding 

Early-season foals may not be ideal, study findings suggest

April 28, 2017May 29, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 9132 Views 0 Comments

Season-dependent size differences persisted until at least 12 weeks of age, the researchers found.

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Kazakh horses in North Central Kazakhstan. Photo: Ludovic Orlando, Natural History Museum of Denmark, CNRS.
Breeding News 

Ancient stallion DNA highlights worrying loss of diversity in today’s horses

April 28, 2017May 29, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 8411 Views 0 Comments History

Researchers successfully sequence the genome of stallions that lived around 2500 years ago.

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Researchers found that juvenile idiopathic epilepsy was a distinct syndrome, and unrelated to others that affect the arabian breed.
Breeding 

New extender keeps horse sperm viable for at least five days at room temperature

April 22, 2017April 27, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 12879 Views 4 Comments

Australian development opens up new possibilities in horse breeding worldwide.

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Breeding 

Circulating microRNAs evaluated in pregnant mares, could prove to be valuable biomarkers

April 8, 2017April 13, 2017 Horsetalk.co.nz 4087 Views 0 Comments

Their diagnostic value is still being evaluated.

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