On March 30, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) reacted to the announcement of two successful commercial cloning ventures and additional cloned foals that are expected to be born this spring. “The Humane Society of the United States
Scientists and veterinarians today (March 30) announced the birth of the first commercially cloned mare, created from the cells of champion cutting horse Royal Blue Boon. The filly, Royal Blue Boon Too, was carried to term by a recipient mare an
A San Francisco, Calif., company announced in late July its intention to clone one individual’s horse for profit, at a cost of $367,593 for implanting clone embryos into 100 mares plus additional patent royalties based on the number of clones
A San Francisco, Calif., company has announced its intention to clone one individual’s horse in short order for commercial profit, to the tune of $367,593 plus additional patent royalties based on the number of clones that are produced and
It is amazing how many horse owners have one or more horses over the age of 15. My daughter’s old Arab mare is 22 this year. She’s slowed down (somewhat), has a bit more trouble getting up and down, and has a little more sway to her topline, but she has lost none of her zest for life.
Italian researchers announced on April 14 that the first clone of a sterile horse is healthy and thriving. The Arabian colt, a genetic copy of U.S. endurance rider Valerie Kanavy’s two-time World Champion horse Pieraz, proves that researchers ca
University of Idaho mule clones Idaho Gem and Idaho Star are headed for the races.
But first the pair must complete nearly a year of training before they actually reach a racetrack in 2006. That’s when the two clones will begin to prove
Prometea, the world’s first horse clone, turns two years old this month. Italian researcher Cesare Galli, DVM, of the Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione-Consorzio per l’Incremento Zootecnico (LTR-CIZ) in Cremona, says the filly is
America’s first cloned horse turned six weeks old today, according to Texas A&M University (TAMU) researchers who partnered on the successful cloning venture with French scientist Dr. Eric Palmer of Cryozootech.
Italian researchers today (April 14) announced that the first clone of a gelded horse is healthy and thriving. The Arabian colt is a genetic copy of U.S. endurance rider Valerie Kanavy’s world champion Pieraz and represents the ability of
As was reported earlier today, Pieraz, the two-time World Champion endurance gelding owned by Valerie Kanavy of Virginia, was successfully cloned in Italy by Eric Palmer,DVM of the Italian laboratory LTR-CIZ, in collaboration with Cryozootech.
A research mare at Texas A&M (TAMU) carrying a cloned foal recently lost her pregnancy. We lost it at nine months of gestation via premature separation of the placenta and placentitis (placental infection), which we treated for three weeks”P>A research mare at Texas A&M (TAMU) carrying a cloned foal recently lost her pregnancy. We lost it at nine months of gestation via premature sep”>A research mare at Texas A&M (TAMU) carrying a clon
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