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World's First Cloned Equine Athletes Training For Races
May 17, 2006 — It will be nature vs. nurture when the University of Idaho's two mule clones Idaho Gem and Idaho Star take to the racetrack at Winnemucca, Nev., June 3 and 4 for the first leg of mule racing's triple ... > full story -
Man May Have Caused Pre-Historic Extinctions
May 5, 2006 — New research shows that pre-historic horses in Alaska may have been hunted into extinction by man, rather than by climate change as previously thought. The discovery by Andrew Solow of Woods Hole ... > full story -
Kentucky Derby: Race Horse Physiology Is Model For Speed
May 1, 2006 — When the elite horses of the Kentucky Derby jump from the gate on May 6, will the physiologists who study them be able to predict the likely winner? Exercise physiologists have used horses for ... > full story -
Uncovering Sex-Change Secrets Of Black Sea Bass
April 12, 2006 — David Berlinsky, an associate professor of zoology at the University of New Hampshire, is studying what triggers sex reversal in black sea bass -- and how to prevent it. The sought-after fish is a ... > full story -
Heavy Horseriders -- They're A Pain In The Back!
April 9, 2006 — A horse's saddle and the weight of its rider can cause spinal abnormalities horses. Patricia de Cocq, from Wageningen University in the Netherlands, will present novel data showing that when a horse ... > full story -
Horse Antibodies Against The Bird Flu Virus H5N1 Are Effective As Treatment In Mice
March 30, 2006 — Antibodies against the bird flu virus H5N1, derived from horses, prevent mice infected with H5N1 from dying from the virus. A study published in the open access journal Respiratory Research reveals ... > full story -
Unique Equine Cataract Surgery Offered On Routine Basis
February 15, 2006 — The University of Liverpool is offering a new form of equine cataract removal surgery on a routine basis, which could save the sight of thousands of horses. Professor Derek Knottenbelt from the ... > full story -
Equine Cloning Expert Reviews Successes, Challenges
January 17, 2006 — Successful births and vigorous offspring are the rule for equine clones, University of Idaho veterinary scientist Dirk Vanderwall said Jan. 10, but pregnancies still are challenging to establish. ... > full story -
Cornell Virologist Finds Contagious Equine Flu In Dogs
September 28, 2005 — A Cornell University virologist has isolated a highly contagious equine flu virus that is spreading a sometimes-fatal respiratory flu among dogs, and is responsible for a major dog-flu outbreak in ... > full story -
Study Shows How Respiratory Disorder Slows Some Racehorses
September 15, 2005 — A respiratory disorder that causes thoroughbred racehorses to hemorrhage during competition may seriously hamper some horses' chances of winning a race. A new study in Australia found that horses ... > full story
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