breeding.horse – Page 4 – Horse Genetics

Gaited horses

On April 15, 2019 by breeding.horse

We will be putting the test for the Gait Keeper gene (The gene is also referred to as SynchroGait®) on our list of things to start doing so hopefully it will be available by spring. You can read more about the Gait…

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Fragile foal syndrome update

On April 11, 2019 by breeding.horse

So far testing in Australian Warmbloods and related breeds has shown a carrier rate of 11.5% for Fragile Foal Syndrome. With a carrier rate this high, breeders should have been seeing far more affected foals than have been reported – at least…

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Mystery horse sample reminder

On March 30, 2019 by breeding.horse

I’d like to remind everyone about our free Monthly Mystery testing. We like to do free testing colour on one horse every month and write up the results to share on social media and keep in our archives. There is one key…

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Miniature Horse Dwarfism testing

On March 27, 2019 by breeding.horse

It’s been hard work but it looks like we finally have an improved test for the D1 form of Miniature horse dwarfism. We will release the D1-D4 Miniature horse dwarfism panel publicly next week. The tests will be available individually and as…

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Hydrocephalus and Friesian Dwarfism testing

On March 25, 2019 by breeding.horse

Since December 2016 we’ve been able to do BOTH hydrocephalus and Friesian Dwarfism testing. These tests are relevant to pure- and part-bred Friesians. Your horse does not need to be registered for us to test it. Test foals, test part-bred horses, test…

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Still Water 3D printed model

On March 14, 2019 by breeding.horse

What’s this? Only the most beautiful pipette stand anywhere, as built by Kylie! (Kylie is our Peopoly Moai 3D printer.) The horse head model is based on a scan of Still Water, a stunning 10m bronze sculpture in London. The sculptor is…

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Miniature dwarfism in Australia

On March 8, 2019 by breeding.horse

Most Miniature breeders here in Australia will be aware that sometimes Miniature foals are born with dwarfism. Dwarfism in miniatures comes in a wide range of severity, and with a range of physical problems as well as short stature. For example, all…

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Today in the lab!

On March 6, 2019 by breeding.horse

We are using a 3D printer to make some customized equipment. This beautiful thing will be part of our gel electrophoresis equipment. The tray that we are making is held by lines of interconnected supports. The printer we use – Kylie –…

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Goat testing

On February 27, 2019 by breeding.horse

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New Coat Colour Calculator on the way

On February 20, 2019 by breeding.horse

The other big project is the launch of our coat colour calculator. We will set it up to do lots of different things. The first is just being able to see which genes give which colours and patterns, so everyone can have…

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