Study Identifies Genetic Risk Factors for Equine Abortions
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
May 15, 2016
This is the first study to identify a potential genetic, rather than environmental, cause for foal loss in mares.
This is the first study to identify a potential genetic, rather than environmental, cause for foal loss in mares.
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