Mid and late term pregnancy loss among thoroughbred horses appears to correlate significantly with the prevalence of inbreeding, according a Royal Veter.
Inbreeding is a “contributing factor” to mid- and late-term pregnancy loss in thoroughbreds, new research has shown. Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Cornell University, analysed 189 DNA samples – including a control group – and found that thoroughbred pregnancies lost in mid and late gestation had “significantly higher inbreeding metrics […]