The inaugural Kentucky Breeders' Short Course, hosted by the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center, drew more than 100 participants to Lexington's Fasig-Tipton Sales Pavilion in January. The two-day short course included participants...  |
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Irish researchers have found that horses with a specific mutation in the gene called myostatin (MSTN) have improved athletic performance.
"A variety of mammalian species with specific MSTN variants have characteristics of increased muscle...  |
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Some 200 veterinarians, stem cell researchers and other medical professionals from throughout the United States and abroad will gather March 5-6 in the heart of California's Central Coast horse region for a groundbreaking conference on the use...  |
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Researchers and graduate students from the University of Kentucky's (UK) Gluck Equine Research Center attended the annual Plant and Animal Genome Conference (PAG), held Jan. 9 through 13 in San Diego, Calif., to share equine genomic research and...  |
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Exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage (EIPH), or bleeding into the airways, is an "extremely prevalent condition associated with high-intensity exercise in horses," according to Paul S. Morley, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, professor of clinical...  |
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Lysine is one of the 20 amino acids essential to horses, but often is the most deficient in their diets due to its inadequate levels in commonly-fed cereal grains. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein, which form muscle, enzymes, and hormones...  |
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Legislation that will enhance the health and welfare of the horse passed the Kentucky House of Representatives Feb. 25 on a bipartisan vote of 98-0. House Bill 398, sponsored by Democratic Rep. Tom McKee, will now be considered by the state Senate.
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