A few years ago I did a lot of work on mitochondrial DNA. This is the DNA that is inherited matrilineally - that is - the female passes...

The mitochondrial haplotype of thoroughbred racehorses often disagree with stud book records. Thoroughbred performance may depend on the mit

Last week Equinome – now badged as a division of PlusVital – announced the latest iteration of their "Elite Performance Test", version...

For some time now we have been of the opinion that there has been over selection of the paternal side of the pedigree and under...

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...

A year or so ago we did a private study on mitochondrial DNA, specifically looking into the #1 family of Tregonwell's Natural Barb. We...

The racing performances of the Bob Baffert trainee Bayern confuses most pedigree guys. Bayern is by Offlee Wild, a son of Wild Again who...

Common to all mammalian species, Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is inherited exclusively from the mother. Mutations of this mtDNA occur,...

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

Without in any way belittling or demeaning those that struggle daily with substance abuse issues, I feel that I have to start this post...

We were asked to pen a column for the International Thoroughbred magazine on some of our thoughts on using statistics and genetics in...

Over on TrueNicks, I created a bit of a stir last week with the suggestion that the term "Sire of Sires", doesn't truly exist. You can...

For those of you who read this blog, you would be aware that I am not a great fan of the current graded stakes system as a framework for...

There have been a couple of interesting scientific papers released in recent days, one on horses and the use of hydrogen-rich water and...

Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) plays a major role in blood pressure regulation and fluid and electrolyte homeostasis in both...

In mammals, an individual’s sex is determined by the chromosomes it inherits from its parents. Two X chromosomes lead to a female,...

In recent months Brandon Velie, a PhD student at Sydney University has published three very interesting population studies on horses in...

Bhanu Chowdhary, a Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health at Texas A & M University and collaborator on the Equine Genome...

Fat-Free mass is one of the tests in our Sales Select test that we use to identify elite thoroughbred talent. Basically our findings have...

Below is the Press release that the ITBF/EFTBA issued following the meeting on DNA profiling for performance in thoroughbreds, in Paris,...