Horse Genetics Resources
Our revamped website is now live. And in the next week we will be introducing our new Panels page with an expanded range of panels for testing your horses including Arabian,Friesian, Miniature horses, Quarter horses and all new Gypsy horse and Thoroughbred…
New research by scientists at Ireland’s University College Dublin and the equine science company Plusvital has established that genes associated with behavior may play a big a role in whether a Thoroughbred horse races or not. Previous studies have shown that less…
Immune-mediated myositis (or IMM) is the next test on our list after the lateral gait marker. Has anyone here ever seen signs like what is described? Incredibly fast muscle wasting in a QH, subsequent to infection or vaccination? Read about the condition…
Cedervale Cookies And Cream is an Australian Stock Horse filly with a chestnut sire and a brown dam. When she was born she had a visible light patch covering most of the near side of her rump and extending down her leg…
We have created a branch of our laboratory to do testing for niche agricultural species. It’s called OXA Breeding Science, and the very first test we are offering is DNA profiles for pedigree verification in goats. The turnaround time is the same…
Earlier this year we put up a couple of posts about ACAN dwarfism in Miniatures. There’s more than one type of dwarfism in Miniatures. This one is called skeletal atavism (SA). Skeletal atavism is a type of dwarfism found in Shetland ponies…
At the moment our Arabian panel disorder includes three tests: CA, LFS and SCID. We are planning to add another one for a disorder called OAAM. OAAM is a bone problem affecting the two vertebrae closest to the skull. Affected horses can…
In July 2018 we moved back into our laboratory Redfern (in Sydney) after renovating the warehouse to include a purpose-built laboratory for Practical Horse Genetics. Both the design by Ian Moore Architects and the construction by Elliott Projects have been nominated for…
Each year on the first Saturday in May, Thoroughbred horses reach speeds of over 40 miles per hour as they compete to win the Kentucky Derby. But the domestic horse wasn’t always bred for speed. In fact, an international team now has…
Loki is a mostly-white foal who was entered into our Mystery horse competition. His dam is a Palouse pony, and his sire is unknown. We tested Loki for a wide range of colour genes to find out why he is nearly completely…