Byron Rogers
The Central Governor Theory and Racehorses
Fatigue is an interesting concept, especially as it relates to racehorses. Over on Moxy Monitor they have outlined the two standing...
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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
- Feb 2, 2013
- 1 min
Verrazano on the Kentucky Derby trail
Let's Go Racing Stables, managed by Bryan Sullivan and Kevin Scatuorchio, have found themselves a 'live one' in the shape of the...
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Byron Rogers
- Feb 1, 2013
- 1 min
Great new book on Equine Genomics
Bhanu Chowdhary, a Professor of Veterinary Anatomy and Public Health at Texas A & M University and collaborator on the Equine Genome...
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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
- Nov 29, 2012
- 1 min
Fat-Free Mass and Performance
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...
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Byron Rogers
- Oct 30, 2012
- 3 min
ITBF/EFTBA Press Release on DNA profiling
Below is the Press release that the ITBF/EFTBA issued following the meeting on DNA profiling for performance in thoroughbreds, in Paris,...
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Byron Rogers
- Oct 15, 2012
- 1 min
Thoroughbred Mitochondrial DNA and Bruce Lowe
Just about the best explanation of Thoroughbred mitochondrial DNA as it relates to family numbers (Bruce Lowe) can be found here....
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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
- Sep 27, 2012
- 2 min
Early exercise for racetrack success? Not so fast
A 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...
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Byron Rogers
- Aug 31, 2012
- 1 min
Green Tea for Racehorses?
Quercetin, a flavonoid widely distributed in nature (apples, onions, green tea, etc) has previously been shown to increase energy...
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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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Byron Rogers
- Aug 30, 2012
- 1 min
The Biomechanics Gene
A 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...
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Byron Rogers
- Aug 28, 2012
- 1 min
A test for Overtraining?
Quite an interesting paper was released today on glucose metabolism rate and peripheral insulin sensitivity of horses undergoing...
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Byron Rogers
- Jul 24, 2012
- 6 min
New MtDNA study reveals closer genetic and pedigree links
A decade ago Emmeline Hill, Dr Patrick Cunningham and others from the Trinity College in Dublin published a seminal paper on...
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Byron Rogers
- Jul 19, 2012
- 4 min
The High Scoring Horse
We 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...
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Byron Rogers
- Jul 17, 2012
- 10 min
Clenbuterol and drug regulation in American racing
The drug Clenbuterol is a β2 agonist with some structural and pharmacological similarities to epinephrine (adrenaline). Therapeutically,...
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Byron Rogers
- Jun 29, 2012
- 2 min
Genetic technologies in showjumping
There were a couple of interesting articles in the show jumping arena (no pun intended) that caught my eye in relevance to performance in...
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Byron Rogers
- Jun 27, 2012
- 1 min
Risk Factors in training young racehorses
Dr CW Rogers and his team at Massey University in New Zealand have published another interesting paper on the risk factors in training a...
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