Researchers: Mare's Condition Appears to Impact Sex of Foal

by: Liz Brown
A recent study of wild horses in New Zealand has found that broodmares that are healthiest at the time of conception are more likely to have colts. The study, conducted by researchers Elissa Cameron, MSc, PhD, and Wayne Linklater, PhD, found a striking correlation between the change in a mare's condition and the sex of her foal. In mares that were gaining weight at the time of conception ...