Cardiovascular System

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Video Recognition and Cardiovascular parameters in prediction of Thoroughbred Racehorses

Using Google's AutoML Video recognition to learn what the cardio of an elite thoroughbred racehorse is

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A.I. and Racehorses: Can you teach a computer to understand what a 'good cardio' looks like

Creating a convoluted neural network that when combined with biomechanical features and DNA markers results in a state of the art prediction

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Is EQB making a Virtue of a Vice?

Considering it is only 16 months since EQB, Inc. trumpeted that “(T)his year EQB adds DNA genetic profiling to its bag of tricks” we were...

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Is Girth Circumference related to Heart Size in Thoroughbred Racehorses?

With the September Yearling Sales coming around the corner, one of the more common beliefs often quoted by yearling buyers is that a...

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What a good Thoroughbred Cardio looks like

Following my post last week on lessons learned on genetic testing of thoroughbreds, it was suggested by a well known equine exercise...

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3 Lessons Learned about Genetic Testing of Thoroughbreds

Earlier this week I was asked to write down some thoughts about genetic testing in Thoroughbreds for the upcoming International...

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All Natural EPO.....is that possible?

First of all....a little lesson for some background. It is well established in exercise physiology that an increase in EPO production may...

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How much does EPO improve performance in Racehorses?

A new study on human distance runners and their response to EPO has shown that four weeks of every-other-day injections improves...

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Cardio evaluation (almost) comes full circle

For some time now, cardiovascular evaluation of thoroughbreds using echocardiography has been one way to evaluate the performance...