Horse breeding from planning through foal care
Japanese researchers recently reported the use of the technology “Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) cloning,” which enabled the scientists to clone the entire genome of a virus in bacteria.
The technique could be used to mas
The foal’s immune system is almost a blank slate at birth; researchers are figuring out how to best protect horses as they grow.
Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin reported March 12 that laboratory tests confirmed a Georgia Paint horse is infected with contagious equine
The Central Kentucky farm that had the first discovered case of contagious equine metritis (CEM) in the recent outbreak, which set off the investigation that now includes 680 horses nationwide, has declared the all-clear. The four formerly
During the 2008 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, experts discussed multiple topics relating to equine reproduction, including stallion fertility estimation, artificial insemination, techniques for increasing pregnancy rates and reducing castration herniation, partial phallectomy, hormone therapy, uterine inflammation, and more.
Veterinarian Dirk Vanderwall, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, is leaving the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to join the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine at the New Bolton Center. Vanderwall will lead a
Polysaccharide storage myopathy (PSSM) is a metabolic muscle problem found in at least 20 breeds, including Quarter Horses, Paints, Appaloosas, and drafts. An affected horse suffers bouts of exertional rhabdomyolysis (tying-up), muscle tremors
A problem in eastern Canada, the United States, and internationally, R. equi is a soil bacterium that causes severe pneumonia in foals.
Alltech, which bills itself as having “natural solutions to animal nutrition,” is sponsoring a series of roundtable discussion forums with speakers addressing cutting-edge issues from reproduction to traceability in the sport horse to the aging
On Monday, March 9, the Board of Directors of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) voted that action on a member proposal to approve the registration of foals produced by cloning be postponed until the 2010 AQHA Annual Convention. In th
Equine practitioners now have a new, accurate tool for measuring stallion fertility–the NucleoCounter SP-100 fluorescence-based instrument. While it is more expensive than some instruments currently used for counting sperm, it is accurate and easy
Licensed veterinarians in New York have been invited to attend training sessions regarding contagious equine metritis (CEM), sponsored by the New York State Veterinary Medical Society, Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker announced March 4.
“In my opinion, a mare that fails to become pregnant by AI with good semen quality and does so by natural cover without human intervention is an example of poor or inadequate breeding management by the personnel performing the AI,” said Samper.
A fourth stallion in Wisconsin has tested positive for contagious equine metritis, or CEM, a treatable reproductive disease of horses. One mare has also tested positive in the state.
Welcoming a healthy foal can be a challenge when the mare or the foal has health problems. At Virginia Tech’s Marion DuPont Scott Equine Medical Center, expert faculty and staff have experience in helping achieve a good birthing outcome as well
To rectify the lack of information problem, Barbacini and colleagues launched a study to determine the fertility of barren mares inseminated with either fresh or frozen-thawed semen. Researchers investigated the effects of mare age and uterine fluid
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