Getting Ahead of Gene Doping in Racehorses
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
November 9, 2017
Gene doping’s effects, good or bad, remain unclear. It might not affect performance and could have serious side effects.
Horse breeding from planning through foal care
Gene doping’s effects, good or bad, remain unclear. It might not affect performance and could have serious side effects.
The “Gaitkeeper” gene mutation has been linked to success in trotting races in Standardbreds.
An “athletic” heart is a heritable characteristic linked to good endurance performance, researchers confirmed.
Cesar is studying neonatal immunology with a focus on R. equi and young foals’ immune responses to it.
Leptospirosis bacteria can be present in apparently healthy horses, yet can also cause abortions and eye problems.
The center will DNA test all Thoroughbred foals and serve 30 other horse breed societies across Australia.
Necrotizing enterocolitis is a serious disease in foals less than 4-6 days of age that’s associated with a high death rate, despite therapeutic interventions.
Researchers can now detect more than 90% of the chromosomal abnormalities in horses, including sex reversal syndrome.
Mares discharged from the clinic following surgery have an excellent prognosis for survival and producing foals.
The program is designed to provide participants with skills necessary to work in or operate an equine breeding facility.
A nutritionist can tell you if you’re over- or underfeeding or supplementing and address other equine diet concerns.
Vets are using serum amyloid A, a naturally produced protein, to detect equine infections and monitor treatment.
About 30% of Fell Ponies and 18% of Dales Ponies are mutation carriers. The syndrome is also found in Gypsy Horses.
This is good news, researchers say, since oxytocin infusion is the best treatment for retained placenta in mares.
Scientists examined how the pairs’ spatial distance evolve between each other, as well as between other herd members.
Tweets and take-homes from Friday’s educational sessions on osteoarthritis, tendon injuries, strangles and more.
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