This could be interesting. If these results are valid, will there be a requirement to DNA test your horse before being able to start them in training?
Researchers: Gene Variation Adds to Breakdown Risk - BloodHorse
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Interesting. Wonder about the numbers in the study and how they associated the genetic marker with actual catastrophic events. Perhaps they will reveal that if the peer review allows them to proceed to publishing the study. Perhaps breeders will embrace the findings.
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https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.16.545331v1 The preprint of the paper is here. You can download a PDF of it.
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