Horsetalk.co.nz International genetic experts converge to study fatal flaw in Friesian horses
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The Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses has joined with the Gluck Equine Research Center at the University of Kentucky and Wageningen University in The Netherlands to study the megaesophagus and aortic rupture genetic flaw in Friesian horses. Image by AlkeMade
A group focused on the health and protection of Friesian horses is joining with renowned researchers in the US and The Netherlands to explore a specific genetic issue in the breed.
At the behest of the world governing body for the breed, the KFPS (Koninklijke Vereniging “Het Friesch Paarden-Stamboek”), the Fenway Foundation for Friesian Horses has partnered with genetic researchers from the Gluck Equine Research Center at the University of Kentucky and Wageningen University in The Netherlands to work towards unlocking the genetic code that causes the megaesophagus and aortic rupture genetic flaw in Friesian ho