Horse Genetics Technical Articles
Article published the June 17, 2009:
In all species, penetration of the oocyte by sperm requires motility, intact receptor proteins on the sperm to bind to the zona pellucida, and the ability to undergo an acrosome reaction and bind to the plasma ...
Article published the August 5, 2008:
Horse producers face many decisions that require them to understand the foaling process and the needs of newborn foals.Parturition in the MareGestation LengthThe normal gestation length of mares ranges from 320...
Article published the March 28, 2008:
Congenital anomalies and inherited disorders of the horse include all of the physical abnormalities which are present upon birth of the foal and those that are diagnosed later in life. Some anomalies may be acq...
Article published the March 6, 2008:
Abortion in horses may result from a variety of causes. Infectious agents, such as bacteria, viruses or fungi, may attack the fetus or its membranes, resulting in fetal death and expulsion. Other factors attrib...
Article published the January 3, 2008:
Techniques for cryopreserving equine embryos have advanced in recent history allowing many practitioners to reliably collect and vitrify embryos on-site or ship embryos to referral centers where equine embryos ...
Article published the November 16, 2007:
It can be frustrating watching mares and predicting when they will foal. Mares are usually consistent in their foaling pattern from year to year. Therefore, horse owners and managers should become familiar with...
Article published the May 9, 2007:
An abortigenic disease, now known as Mare Reproductive Loss Syndrome (MRLS), significantly impacted the horse industry in the central Ohio Valley in late April and early May, 2001 and 2002. In 2001, approximate...
Article published the March 29, 2007:
In April and May of 2001 an epidemic of equine abortions struck in the Ohio River valley that induced a loss of about 30% in 2002 in central Kentucky (Kane and Kriby, 2001; Veterinary Sciences, 2002).Through mi...
Article published the February 27, 2007:
In late April and throughout the spring of 2001, what appears to have been a series of catastrophic events resulted in abortions, heart and eye problems in the horse industry of Kentucky, West Virginia and sout...
Article published the October 30, 2006:
IntroductionThere are numerous steps between development of spermatozoa within the testicle to the sperm penetrating the oocyte. If any of these steps go awry, pregnancy will not result. After spermatogenesis o...