Byron Rogers
Inbreeding in Thoroughbreds....a tension between two coefficients
I woke up this morning to a tweet from Henry Field's Newgate Farm in Australia, outlining the success of Extremely Lucky in the Lightning...
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Byron Rogers
- Feb 7, 2019
- 1 min
The Science of Pedigree Analysis
I had the opportunity to write a short article on the science behind pedigree analysis for the Australian publication BlueBloods. If you...
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Byron Rogers
- Apr 24, 2018
- 4 min
How inbreeding affects racing performance in Thoroughbreds
How does inbreeding affect racing performance in Thoroughbred racehorses. A study of 135,000 horses is completed to find out
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Byron Rogers
- May 4, 2017
- 2 min
A New Paper on the PPARGC1a Gene
Along with Daniel Polasik and his colleagues from the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Poland, I was a co-author on a paper on...
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Byron Rogers
- May 7, 2015
- 4 min
Potential role of maternal lineage in the thoroughbred breeding strategy
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...
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Byron Rogers
- Oct 11, 2014
- 3 min
The Lasix debate: the Scientists muddy the waters
The debate over the use of race-day medication, in particular the use of Lasix in North America has been heating up over the past year or...
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Byron Rogers
- May 19, 2014
- 5 min
On Nasal Strips (and tongue ties) in racehorses....
Yesterday afternoon, California Chrome trainer Art Sherman contacted the NYRA Stewards requesting permission to use nasal strips on the...
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Byron Rogers
- Feb 17, 2014
- 4 min
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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Byron Rogers
- Nov 7, 2013
- 6 min
Genetics and Pedigree Analysis - just names on a page
Without in any way belittling or demeaning those that struggle daily with substance abuse issues, I feel that I have to start this post...
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Byron Rogers
- Aug 19, 2013
- 9 min
The science of soundness in Thoroughbreds
For as long as I can remember – and admittedly it is not as long as some – there has been a continual question over the soundness of the...
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Byron Rogers
- Aug 15, 2013
- 2 min
X-Rays at yearling sales - a continuing challenge for Veterinarians
A couple of recent scientific papers have shown the challenges of veterinarians in making calls on x-rays at yearling sales as it relates...
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Byron Rogers
- Aug 13, 2013
- 2 min
Yearlings and High Speed Treadmills
A new study on treadmill use in conditioning has been released. You can read the full study by clicking here but it is an interesting one...
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Byron Rogers
- Jun 6, 2013
- 2 min
Are racehorses born unsound?
A new study out of Hong Kong completed in conjunction with the Animal Health Trust in England and the University of Glasgow seems to...
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Byron Rogers
- Apr 23, 2013
- 1 min
The ACE gene and athletic performance
Angiotensin I-converting enzyme (ACE) plays a major role in blood pressure regulation and fluid and electrolyte homeostasis in both...
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Byron Rogers
- Apr 10, 2013
- 2 min
Whalebone: The "Adam" of the modern Thoroughbred
In mammals, an individual’s sex is determined by the chromosomes it inherits from its parents. Two X chromosomes lead to a female,...
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Byron Rogers
- Mar 27, 2013
- 2 min
Exercising Hungry Racehorses?
A new study in the European Journal of Applied Physiology has outlined the benefits of exercising at low glycogen levels with cyclists....
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Byron Rogers
- Mar 18, 2013
- 2 min
A Population Study on Thoroughbreds
In recent months Brandon Velie, a PhD student at Sydney University has published three very interesting population studies on horses in...
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Byron Rogers
- Dec 28, 2012
- 1 min
Reliability of ultrasound-measured muscle thickness of the longissimus dorsi muscle in Thoroughbreds
We have co-authored a paper with Dr Takashi Abe and Dr Charles Kearns in the Journal of Comparative Exercise Physiology. A link to the...
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Byron Rogers
- Oct 11, 2012
- 12 min
Interesting Papers from ISAG
There were a couple of really interesting abstracts from the ISAG (International Society of Animal Genetics) meeting in Cairns Australia...
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Byron Rogers
- Aug 30, 2012
- 2 min
Are we reaching locomotory limits?
I came across another interesting paper on locomotory limits in humans and other species, including the horse that I thought was timely...
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