More than 30% of the anticipated 2002 Thoroughbred foal crop in Kentucky was lost due to mare reproductive loss syndrome (MRLS) this spring. The economic cost to the state from losses suffered by all horse breeds will total nearly $336 million, according to a study commissioned by Governor Paul Patton and conducted by the University of Louisville’s Department of Equine Business.
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