Combined Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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What's In Your Horse's DNA?
Geneticists have created tools and tests that enhance horse breeders' ability to select for healthy foals.
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What's In Your Horse's DNA?
December 01, 2010
Geneticists have created tools and tests that enhance horse breeders' ability to select for healthy foals.... Read More
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Genetic Diseases in Horses Reviewed for World Equine Vets
October 31, 2009
While genetic diseases exist in a number of horse breeds, many researchers have focused expressly on issues occurring in the Quarter Horse breed. Thanks to their efforts, genetic tests for several disorders specific to this breed are now... Read More
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency in Horses, ACVIM 2009
August 27, 2009
Common variable immunodeficiency is a rare, but serious disease in adult horses that often leads to hospitalization, said Maria Julia Bevilaqua Felippe Flaminio, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, who presented research on the topic at the American... Read More
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Equine Veterinary Group Releases Statement on Genetic Defects in Horses
August 04, 2009
This is the 2009 Statement on Genetic Defects released by the American Association of Equine Practitioners. It was approved in July 2009. Congenital Defects Congenital defects include all... Read More
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Combined Immunodefiency in Arabians
October 09, 2001
A newborn Arabian foal is possibly one of the most beguiling creatures on Earth. Elegant of feature and blessed with beauty, he's full of promise for the future--and often descended of royal blood and worth many thousands of dollars. Imagine how... Read More
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Genetic Testing: The Secret World Of Genes
December 01, 1998
Genetic testing in horses helps us learn about their physical characteristics, diseases, and much more.... Read More
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Foal Pneumonia
October 01, 1998
Your three-month-old foal has made it through the birthing process and the vulnerable neonatal period and now seems to be carefree--your little one just has to grow up to fulfill his destiny as a performance... Read More
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Gene Check Announces SCID Testing
March 02, 1998
According to information from Gene Check, Inc., an announcement on February 23, 1998, stated that the company has completed development and testing of a test for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) in horses. SCID is a genetic disease of... Read More
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Genetics Primer
September 01, 1997
Progress in the field of genetics has been moving by leaps and bounds during the past few years. It wasn't long ago that researchers discovered ways to unravel and study DNA, that elusive strand of genes that inhabits each and... Read More
