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    • The American Quarter Horse, breeding and genetic diseases 

      Hapnes, Hanne (2014)
      The Quarter horse is an American breed, and is today the largest registered breed in the world with. Worldwide there are over 5 million registered Quarter Horses. It is one of the oldest recognized breeds in the United ...
    • Breeding measures to reduce the prevalence of bone spavin in equines : (A review of literature) 

      Brustad, Rikke (2014)
      The aim of the study was to perform a review study regarding breeding measures to reduce the prevalence of bone spavin in the domestic horse. Bone spavin is one of the most common forms of hind limb lameness in the horse ...
    • Die Gangpferderasse Aegidienberger 

      Müller, Christine (2013)
      The gaited breed “Aegidienberger” was developed on base of a breeding- idea of Walter Feldmann sen. and Walter Feldmann jun. 1982. By expert advice of Dr. Dohn the head of breeding management of the rhenish stud book and ...
    • Diversity Changes of the Irish Draught Horse during Breed Development 

      Noone, Gregory (2013)
      The Irish Draught is an animal that is deeply entrenched in the history of Ireland. From its original use as all purpose animal on the farm to the modern horse we see today, the Irish Draught has earned its right to be ...
    • Embryo transfer in horses : method, possibilities and limitations 

      Reenskaug, Astrid (2014)
      There are a lot of challenges with embryo transfer in horses. The difficulties with synchronising mares, the lack of superovulation and the fact that freezing equine embryos is not working very well, are all limiting ...
    • The German Sporthorse 

      Meyer, Julia (2015)
      Objective of the thesis was the presentation of a newly introduced horse breed called German Sporthorse. The great breed diversity in Germany decreased in the late fifties due to intensive exchange of mainly sires beyond ...