32 and My Horse
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
January 24, 2015
Ernie Bailey, PhD, believes consumer genetics companies could be valuable to the horse industry. Here’s why.
Ernie Bailey, PhD, believes consumer genetics companies could be valuable to the horse industry. Here’s why.
Studies covered biofilms, chilled and frozen semen, endometritis, placentitis, oxidative stress and fertility, and more.
Researchers from Kentucky and Denmark received a three-year, $155,000 grant from the Morris Animal Foundation.
One researcher explains why he believes a central repository is needed for equine gene expression information.
Of the 535 respondents, 401 (75%) said they do not plan to breed a mare in 2015.
Male horses require routine sheath cleaning to prevent pain, discomfort, or even infection.
Environment also to blame in exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage cases so severe that horses bleed from the nostrils.
Testing for and identifying which horses could potentially be affected by genetic conditions is important not only for buyers and breeders but also for the overall health of the breed itself.
Ernest Bailey, PhD, a geneticist at University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, shares updated information about inheritance in horses.
If research shows that Thoroughbreds and Warmbloods are more likely to have twin pregnancies, could this be in relation to the number of mares that receive injections to encourage ovulation?
Are there size recommendations for a building a breeding dummy for a Quarter Horse stallion?
The University of Kentucky Animal Genetic Testing and Research Laboratory is now offering DNA-based tests for four mutations in the aggrecan gene associated with dwarfism in Miniature Horses.
To a newborn foal, colostrum can mean the difference between life and death.
The future of feeding horses is here: Learn how diet can impact your horse right down to his genetic core.
What impact can a mare going through her “foal heat” have on her foal? Dr. Wendy Vaala responds. This podcast is from the Equine Life Stages: Foals Q&A audio event.
How often should you check on a broodmare to see if she’s in labor? Dr. Wendy Vaala answers in this podcast is from the Equine Life Stages: Foals Q&A audio event.
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