Cloning
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Cloning and Embryo Transfer Legal Issues
The legality of cloning and embryo transfer in horses were discussed at a recent equine law convention.
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A Chip Off the Old Block: Equine Cloning
In this article we'll explore how horses are cloned, why this process is becoming increasingly popular, how closely cloned offspring resemble the original animals, and potential perils and pitfalls.
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First Clone-to-Clone Foal Produced
May 13, 2013
Cloning science advanced when the world’s first filly produced by a clone and out of a clone was born. ... Read More
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Champion Barrel Racer Scamper Dead at 35
July 05, 2012
Scamper, the champion Quarter Horse barrel racing gelding who was cloned in 2006, died July 4 at 35-years-old.... Read More
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Cloning and Embryo Transfer Legal Issues
May 23, 2012
The legality of cloning and embryo transfer in horses were discussed at a recent equine law convention.... Read More
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Lawsuit Challenges AQHA Cloned Horse Registration Policy
April 25, 2012
Rule 227(a) prohibits cloned horses or their offspring from being included in the AQHA breed registry.... Read More
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Royal Blue Boon, First Commercially Cloned Horse, Dies
October 17, 2011
The blue roan Quarter Horse mare died last week in Weatherford, Texas, at the age of 31. ... Read More
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Assisted Reproduction in Horses: Practical Usage (AAEP 2010)
February 06, 2011
Technology is an amazing thing--especially technology that allows veterinarians to produce live foals from horses with very poor fertility and even from those that have died. A number of assisted reproductive technologies for horses have been ... Read More
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A Chip Off the Old Block: Equine Cloning
February 01, 2011
In this article we'll explore how horses are cloned, why this process is becoming increasingly popular, how closely cloned offspring resemble the original animals, and potential perils and pitfalls.... Read More
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Health of Cloned Foals Examined in New Study
July 30, 2010
Compared to other species, cloning horses is still in its infancy. Cloning is becoming increasingly popular, yet the health of these artificially-produced foals has not been assessed in detail. "There is very little information ... Read More
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Oocytes From Live Mare Produce Healthy Cloned Foal
June 16, 2010
A Lipizzaner foal born on May 5 is the first cloned horse produced by using oocytes (immature egg cells) harvested from a live mare. Previously, oocytes recovered from live mare donors were used to clone mules, but horses were cloned using oocy... Read More
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Clones Benefit From Experienced Veterinarians at Birth
June 04, 2010
The best way to give cloned foals a leg up is to make sure that an experienced veterinary team is present when the mare gives birth, according to a recent study. Katrin Hinrichs, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, and her colleagues recently revie... Read More
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First Cloned Polo Pony is Born
April 27, 2010
The cloned foal of 10-goaler Mariano Aguerre's famed gelding, Califa, was born April 22, making him the first cloned polo pony in the world. The bay colt is an intact stallion genetically identical to Califa. Aguerre has not sett... Read More
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Equine Reproduction Advances Discussed at AAEP
February 16, 2010
What was the hottest news in equine veterinary medicine in 2009? During the popular Kester News Hour session at the annual American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) Convention, three top veterinarians (who focus on equine reproduction, inte... Read More
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First Biopsied Vitrified Embryo Foal Born
February 15, 2010
The world's first foal from a biopsied and vitrified embryo transferred into a surrogate mare was born Jan. 27, 2010, at Minitube International Center for Biotechnology in Mount Horeb, Wisc. The procedure used to create the filly provides ho... Read More
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Clones of Event Horse Che Mr. Wiseguy Expected in March
October 06, 2009
Two foals that will be born in March 2010 are the first clones of a three-day event horse. A Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by Ronald Zabala-Goetschel of Quito, Ecuador, and Kennett Square, Pa., Che Mr. Wiseguy is a dark bay gelding with three... Read More
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Cloning: What We've Learned
October 01, 2009
The first equine clones were born in 2003, and now advertisements for cloning can be found in equine magazines, and the AQHA has considered registering cloned foals. There are more than 40 live cloned horses. What have we learned and what... Read More
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Mule Cloning Scientist Dies
August 29, 2009
Gordon Woods, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACT, who while at the University of Idaho helped create the world's first cloned mules, died Aug. 20 at the age of 57. He was 57 and currently employed at Colorado State University. Woods, one of the... Read More
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Oklahoma Legislature Passes Cloning Bill
April 12, 2009
The Oklahoma legislature on April 7 approved a bill that prohibits cloned horses or the offspring of cloned horses from participating in races at tracks in Oklahoma. The bill provides that neither clones nor the offspring of clones would be... Read More
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Idaho Equine Repro Researcher Heads to UPenn
March 16, 2009
Veterinarian Dirk Vanderwall, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACT, is leaving the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences to join the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine at the New Bolton Center. Vanderwall will lead a... Read More
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AQHA Reviews Cloning; Delays Vote Until 2010
March 09, 2009
On Monday, March 9, the Board of Directors of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) voted that action on a member proposal to approve the registration of foals produced by cloning be postponed until the 2010 AQHA Annual Convention. In th... Read More
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AQHA Cloning Forum to be Webcast
February 05, 2009
Members of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) who can't make it to the equine cloning forum at the 2009 AQHA Annual Convention in March can watch the event online in the members section of <A href="http://www.aqha.com/"... Read More
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AQHA to Host Equine Cloning Forum
January 23, 2009
The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) will host a forum on equine cloning at the 2009 AQHA Annual Convention, which will be held March 5-9 at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio. Within the past couple of years, a number of horses have... Read More
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Scamper Clone Offered for Commercial Breeding
November 15, 2008
A carbon copy of one of the world's most successful barrel horses has become the first clone to be offered at stud in the United States. "Clayton" is the clone of the AQHA gelding Gills Bay Boy, or Scamper, as he is better known. Scamper an... Read More
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The Latest on Clones
October 01, 2008
As scientists continue to unlock cloning's secrets, perfect its processes, and study the way genes express themselves in individuals, their successes will undoubtedly affect demand and future use. In March 2008 Prometea, a... Read More
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Clone of Show Jumper Gem Twist Born
September 16, 2008
A clone of champion show jumper Gem Twist is the newest addition to the stable of horses cloned by Cryozootech, a French company that banks equine genetic material. The company announced the clone's birth Sept. 15. Gem Twist, a grey... Read More
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First Foal Sired by Cloned Stallion Born
May 22, 2008
The first foal sired by a cloned stallion is now nearly a month old. The filly, named Pierazade du Vialaret, is the first get of stallion Pieraz-Cryozootech-Stallion, a clone of two-time World Champion endurance horse Pieraz. The original... Read More
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