REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY The carrier prevalence of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), lavender foal syndrome (LFS) and cerebellar abiotrophy (CA) in Arabian foals in South Africa was determined in order to quantify the potential impact of these conditions locally. Furthermore, the carrier prevalence of SCID prior to and following the introduction of a genetic test was compared to eval...

Abstract The objective of this research was to analyze the reproductive performance Gayo horse as an animal genetic resources in Southeast Aceh. This has conducted study used a survey method. choice location done intentionally (purposive sampling). total population horses scattered Aceh currently is 102 tails and number samples taken 24 individuals with minimum requirement that respondents keep...

The incidence of postbreeding fluid accumulation is approximately 15% in a normal population of Thoroughbreds. Both the incidence and severity of intraluminal fluid accumulation increase with age. In addition, barren mares are more likely than maiden and foaling mares to accumulate fluid in the uterine lumen the day after breeding. Postbreeding fluid accumulation treated with uterine lavage or ...

In Italy, the interest for jennet milk production has recently developed. An 18-month-long experiment was carried out on a jennet farm near Milo (CT), where 24 jennets, which derived from the Ragusana breed, were tested for milk yield and composition over an entire lactation period. The jennets were fed with hay and concentrate in a large paddock. From the 28th post-foaling day to the end of th...

BACKGROUND The Black Forest Draught horse (BFDH) is an endangered German coldblood breed with its origin in the area of the Black Forest in South Germany. In this retrospective study, the influence of the inbreeding coefficient on foaling rates was investigated using records from ten breeding seasons. Due to the small population size of BFDH, the level of inbreeding is increasing and may have a...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of equine herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) infection among Thoroughbreds residing on a farm on which the virus was known to be endemic. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. ANIMALS 10 nonpregnant mares, 8 stallions, 16 weanlings, 11 racehorses, and 30 pregnant mares and their foals born during the 2006 foaling season. PROCEDURES Blood and nasopharygeal swab samples w...