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UC Davis Launches Additional Equine DNA Tests

The UC Davis' Veterinary Genetics Laboratory (VGL) has released new tests for three equine conditions: Equine Familial Isolated Hypocalcemia (EFIH), Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) and Congenital Stationary Night Blindness (CSNB) in Tennessee Walking Horses.

Undergraduate intern Izzie Hack was instrumental in discovering the genetic cause CSNB in Tennessee Walking Horses. The VGL can now test for the variant that is suspected to cause SCNB in Tennessee Walking Horses. This testing can help Tennessee Walking Horse owners and breeders identify affected horses and carriers that may produce affected foals.

The other tests the VGL can now test for are Equine Familial Isolated Hypocalcemia (EFIH) and Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS). EFIH causes involuntary contraction of muscles and seizures in Thoroughbred foals; it is fatal. AIS causes genotypic males to have external female genitalia; affected horses generally have an underdeveloped uterus as well as underdeveloped, retained testes. Horses with AIS are infertile and act like stallions.

Additional information about each test is available.

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Road to 2020 Breeders’ Cup: Three Heating Up, Three Cooling Down for June 25

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Yoshida Purchases Pouliches Winner

Katsumi Yoshida of Northern Farm has purchased last month’s G1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner Dream And Do (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) privately, Jour de Galop reports.

The deal was brokered by Emmanuel de Seroux of Narvick International, who said, “Dream And Do is a very pretty filly who is precocious with abundant class and speed, and she comes from an excellent maternal line. She will continue her career with [trainer] Frederic Rossi before retiring to Northern Farm in Japan. She matches perfectly the type of mare that Katsumi likes to have.”

Indeed, Yoshida enjoyed a purple patch over the winter with mares sourced from Japan; he purchased the dams of G1 Tenno Sho winner Fierement (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}) and triple Group 1 winner Admire Mars (Jpn) (Daiwa Major {Jpn}) at Arqana’s December Breeding Stock Sale, and the dam of last year’s Japanese Horse of the Year Lys Gracieux (Jpn) (Heart’s Cry {Jpn}) was a private transaction. Yoshida has continued to be active at the top of the market at that sale, and his brother Teruya has also made a big splash for French-bred mares, his collection including Classic winners Avenir Certain (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}), La Cressonniere (Fr) (Le Havre {Ire}) and Stacelita (Fr) (Monsun {Ger}), who has already producing Japanese champion and Classic winner Soul Stirring (Jpn) (Frankel {GB}).

Dream And Do had been previously campaigned as a homebred by Haras Du Logis Saint Germain, having been led out unsold at €80,000 from Arqana’s August yearling sale. Out of the placed Librettist mare Venetias Dream (Ire), Dream And Do is from the family of Group 1-winning miler Charm Spirit (Ire) and influential broodmare Fanfreluche.

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