All Blog Posts Tagged 'genetics' (5)

The Gene Behind Gaitedness

What if learning your horse’s ancestry was as easy as pulling some hair and waiting a couple of weeks? Many places offer genetic testing for several creatures including humans, to establish ancestry and in animals, what breeds they are made up of. What if equine gaitedness was also so easy? Learning…

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Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - December 18, 2009

Seasons Greetings Barnmice readers – I hope you’re all enjoying the Christmas period. This week I’ll be talking about genetics, human health and finally how science could provide you with a novel Xmas present this year.

First, new research has found that humans could be genetically closer to horses than our canine friends.

Scientists from over 30 research groups combined their work in producing the equine gene sequence (as previously discussed in this blog) and… Continue

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Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - December 4, 2009

Welcome to this week’s Equine Science News blog. For the third week running the equestrian world has been talking lots about Bute and the FEI and earlier this week a shock announcement was made. Catch up on all the latest FEI news here as well as learning about grass sickness, selective breeding, neck anatomy and equine atypical myopathy.

On December 1st, the… Continue

Added by Chloé Sharrocks on December 4, 2009 at 10:05am — No Comments

Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - October 23, 2009

Welcome once again to the Equine Science News blog – I hope you’ve all had a good week with your four legged friends and are now ready to hear about the latest science news from the equestrian world.

A fortnight ago you may remember that I mentioned the concerns some vets have equine roundworms developing resistance to worming drugs. Well earlier this week it was announced that £1.2million worth of… Continue

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Equine Science: Weekly News and Trivia Question - October 9, 2009

Hello everyone. As we near the end of yet another week, here’s another edition of the Equine Science News blog. This week I’ll be talking about worms, genetics and how you can get involved in an equine welfare survey.

Every horse owner knows how much of a nightmare worms can be for their horses. Worryingly vets are now concerned that such parasites may becoming resistant to traditional worming treatments.

Back in May this year, the Equine Cyathostomins [aka redworms]… Continue

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