breeding.horse – Page 7 – Horse Genetics

Fragile foal syndrome: what we know (May 2018)

On May 30, 2018 by breeding.horse

What is fragile foal syndrome? Fragile foal syndrome (FFS) is a severe inherited disorder that has been found in a number of horse breeds. It is most commonly found in Warmbloods and is often known as Warmblood fragile foal syndrome. Foals with…

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Mystery Horse May 2018

On May 24, 2018 by breeding.horse

Zeus (a very handsome fellow!) is a brumby passively culled from the herds in the Kosciuszko National Park. He’s our next horse in the mystery colour program. What colour do you think he is? What colour genes should we test him for?…

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Naked foal Syndrome tests up and running!

On May 21, 2018 by breeding.horse

Naked foal syndrome (NFS) is a fatal inherited disorder that has been found in pure and part-bred Akhal Teke horses. Foals with NFS are born without hair, and may have other physical abnormalities too. All NFS-affected horses recorded so far have died…

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Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome

On April 28, 2018 by breeding.horse

We are nearly ready to offer testing for Warmblood Fragile Foal Syndrome. WFFS is a bit like HERDA, but in Warmbloods: it is a defect in the skin means that it is weak and easily torn. Skin on the legs is most…

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Connemara Hoof Wall Separation Disease: we need just ONE sample from a carrier!

On April 19, 2018 by breeding.horse

Connemara Hoof Wall Separation Disease is an inherited disorder where affected ponies have their hoof wall easily break away from the underlying tissue. In severe cases they end up walking on their soles. It’s an autosomal recessive disease, meaning that it can…

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SB1 + W20 horses: Case study three

On March 23, 2018 by breeding.horse

We have one last example of a SB1 + W20 horse to share. This is Zips Stormy Showdown, a Paint horse colt. Zips Stormy Showdown is a chestnut with both sabino 1 and W20, but no other known pattern genes. Just like…

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Research project: horse blood groups

On March 19, 2018 by breeding.horse

Our big research project this year is to find the genes responsible for the horse blood groups. Horse blood group systems are more complex than the common human blood group system ABO and Rh. Their blood group systems are called A, C,…

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SB1 + W20 horses: Case study two

On March 16, 2018 by breeding.horse

We’ve already shown you one example of how much white you can get when a foal inherits a copy of sabino 1 from one parent, and a copy of W20 from the other. Here is our next example: Tahmathor Park Colonial Jasper….

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Free Testing Offers March 2018

On March 15, 2018 by breeding.horse

We’re going to do three concurrent free testing offers. But don’t get too excited yet – not all horses and ponies are eligible. In order to be eligible, each horse or pony needs to be a carrier of the particular trait that…

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SB1 + W20 horses: Case study one

On March 14, 2018 by breeding.horse

As many horse breeders would know, foals sometimes turn up looking completely different to what was expected. This Miniature horse foal is Yarreh Lane Flash Gentleman Jack. His dam (Yarreh Lane Morning Star) is black with a small star, and his sire…

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