Byron RogersFeb 1, 20131 minGreat new book on Equine GenomicsBhanu Chowdhary, a Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health at Texas A & M University and collaborator on the Equine Genome...
Byron RogersDec 28, 20121 minReliability of ultrasound-measured muscle thickness of the longissimus dorsi muscle in ThoroughbredsWe have co-authored a paper with Dr Takashi Abe and Dr Charles Kearns in the Journal of Comparative Exercise Physiology. A link to the...
Byron RogersNov 29, 20121 minFat-Free Mass and PerformanceFat-Free mass is one of the tests in our Sales Select test that we use to identify elite thoroughbred talent. Basically our findings have...
Byron RogersOct 30, 20123 minITBF/EFTBA Press Release on DNA profilingBelow is the Press release that the ITBF/EFTBA issued following the meeting on DNA profiling for performance in thoroughbreds, in Paris,...
Byron RogersOct 15, 20121 minThoroughbred Mitochondrial DNA and Bruce LoweJust about the best explanation of Thoroughbred mitochondrial DNA as it relates to family numbers (Bruce Lowe) can be found here....
Byron RogersOct 11, 201212 minInteresting Papers from ISAGThere were a couple of really interesting abstracts from the ISAG (International Society of Animal Genetics) meeting in Cairns Australia...
Byron RogersSep 27, 20122 minEarly exercise for racetrack success? Not so fastA while ago we commented on a study out of New Zealand from the team headed by Dr CW Rogers (no relation to the author here!) that looked...
Byron RogersAug 31, 20121 minGreen Tea for Racehorses?Quercetin, a flavonoid widely distributed in nature (apples, onions, green tea, etc) has previously been shown to increase energy...
Byron RogersAug 30, 20122 minAre 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...
Byron RogersAug 30, 20121 minThe Biomechanics GeneA new paper out on Nature this week is very interesting and has some wide implications for the harness horse and also humans. Lead by a...
Byron RogersAug 28, 20121 minA test for Overtraining?Quite an interesting paper was released today on glucose metabolism rate and peripheral insulin sensitivity of horses undergoing...
Byron RogersJul 24, 20126 minNew MtDNA study reveals closer genetic and pedigree linksA decade ago Emmeline Hill, Dr Patrick Cunningham and others from the Trinity College in Dublin published a seminal paper on...
Byron RogersJul 19, 20124 minThe High Scoring HorseWe are often asked the question....'if you were using these tests to buy your own horses, which ones would you buy?" Not a bad question...
Byron RogersJul 17, 201210 minClenbuterol and drug regulation in American racingThe drug Clenbuterol is a β2 agonist with some structural and pharmacological similarities to epinephrine (adrenaline). Therapeutically,...
Byron RogersJun 29, 20122 minGenetic technologies in showjumpingThere were a couple of interesting articles in the show jumping arena (no pun intended) that caught my eye in relevance to performance in...
Byron RogersJun 27, 20121 minRisk Factors in training young racehorsesDr CW Rogers and his team at Massey University in New Zealand have published another interesting paper on the risk factors in training a...
Byron RogersJun 26, 20125 minOn Breeding Values in Thoroughbreds - a letter to the TDNThe following letter appeared in the Thoroughbred Daily News in response to a column by noted industry observer Bill Oppenheim. It...
Byron RogersJun 6, 20126 minCardio evaluation (almost) comes full circleFor some time now, cardiovascular evaluation of thoroughbreds using echocardiography has been one way to evaluate the performance...
Byron RogersMay 24, 20121 minA couple of interesting papersThree interesting papers have come across my desk that I thought were worth commenting on: The first is a genome wide study on height and...
Byron RogersMay 9, 20121 minScientific American examines the state of play in Thoroughbred GenomicsJenni Laidman examines the current state of play in Scientific American. The four page article is a very interesting take on who the...