When breeders flock to the same few stallions in a certain breed, a genetic nightmare can result. Here’s how a PRE organization and researchers used science to improve genetic diversity.
Some horses with two copies of the gene associated with pacing don’t pace, so are they learning from their dams? Not necessarily, researchers have learned.
Researchers know that transport can affect horses’ immune systems, making them more susceptible to developing disease. But recent study results suggest it could also make horses more likely to spread disease.
Horses with equine asthma are more likely to have pharyngeal abnormalities in the upper airway during exercise than their asthma-free counterparts.
Digital and optical refractometers are simple, rapid, and cost-effective methods for assessing failure of passive transfer in foals with moderate to good accuracy, researchers found.
Researchers say the mutation responsible for the sometimes-fatal muscle condition immune-mediated myositis (or IMM) is just as common, if not more so, than at least two other well-known genetic diseases in Quarter Horses: HERDA and HYPP.
While a limited gene pool hasn’t put Japanese Thoroughbreds at risk of losing genetic diversity, selective breeding and low foal numbers have, researchers in that country say. Here’s why.
Colombian Paso Finos have a unique gait most other Paso Finos don’t: the trocha. And recent study results suggest that gait isn’t genetically similar to lateral gaits in other ambling breeds like Icelandics, Tennessee Walking Horses, and pacers.
Given the right conditions, equine embryos produced in a lab using ICSI can lead to pregnancy rates of approximately 70%, researchers say.
Veterinarians might soon be able to diagnose sarcoids in horses using a simple blood test rather than an invasive biopsy. Here’s what researchers are studying.
Australian researchers recently tested whether velagliflozin could help prevent laminitis in horses, and they say it’s showing promising results in early trials.
Scientists recently tested a noninvasive, wireless, wearable device that allows veterinarians to monitor heart function, sounds and murmurs, and more while the horse remains free to move around his normal surroundings.
Researchers believe horse bits date back at least several hundred years before any bits uncovered in archaeological digs. Here’s why.
Researchers recently identified the genetics behind some equine joint angles, which, they say, can impair equine performance, health, and welfare. Here’s how.
Lemon verbena extract could help reduce cellular stress that leads to oxidative damage, which, in turn, can compromise horse health and welfare. Here’s how.
Scientists found 200 E. coli strains, about half of which were resistant to at least one microbial agent, in manure, air, and horse nostrils at Polish riding centers. Here’s what that means for you.
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