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The impact of inbreeding on equine pregnancy loss

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 […] ....

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