Heritable Heart Traits Can Help Endurance Horses Succeed
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
November 1, 2017
An “athletic” heart is a heritable characteristic linked to good endurance performance, researchers confirmed.
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An “athletic” heart is a heritable characteristic linked to good endurance performance, researchers confirmed.
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