British Breeder February 2022
British Breeder magazine is a must have for mare and stallion owners in the UK and for riders who love producing young horses. The much anticipated February edition profiles each stallion that was showcased at the Stallion Event, as well as featuring the British Breeding Futurity Awards and Equine Bridge all previewed ahead of the big event. Veterinary insights cover Ovum Pickup and Equine Viral Arteritis, whilst the Producer profile features Elite Dressage.
British Breeder magazine is a must have for mare and stallion owners in the UK and for riders who love producing young horses. The much anticipated February edition profiles each stallion that was showcased at the Stallion Event, as well as featuring the British Breeding Futurity Awards and Equine Bridge all previewed ahead of the big event. Veterinary insights cover Ovum Pickup and Equine Viral Arteritis, whilst the Producer profile features Elite Dressage.
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Studbook News - AES<br />
Tantoni Salamanca<br />
OCD DNA Test Available to all<br />
AES <strong>Breeder</strong>s and Stallion<br />
Owners<br />
of all ages, from foals and youngstock to<br />
broodmares and stallions.<br />
How does it work?<br />
For the <strong>2022</strong> season we are delighted<br />
to announce a very exciting step in our<br />
studbook development aimed at offering<br />
our breeders and stallion owners the<br />
very best service and state-of-the art<br />
support in breeding talented, healthy<br />
and happy equine athletes. We will be<br />
delighted to be working with our friends<br />
at the KWPN who have been carrying<br />
out groundbreaking work in developing<br />
reliable breeding values to promote<br />
equine health. We are proud to become<br />
the first UK studbook to offer a DNA test<br />
to determine a horse’s breeding value for<br />
osteochondrosis.<br />
Says Studbook Representative and Vice<br />
President of the World Breeding<br />
Federation for Sport Horses,<br />
Dr Eva-Maria Broomer:<br />
“We are delighted to have established<br />
an excellent relationship with the KWPN,<br />
with whom we are jointly leading the<br />
Marketing Department at the WBFSH<br />
and with whom we share many key<br />
values, such as our desire to promote the<br />
breeding of healthy and sound horses<br />
capable of enjoying a long and happy<br />
career in the sport. We are grateful to the<br />
KWPN for making this exciting opportunity<br />
available to our breeders. Analyses<br />
of our studbook database and pedigrees<br />
have shown that our breeding lines are<br />
close enough to permit reliable testing<br />
and calculation of breeding values.”<br />
The test will be available to AES horses<br />
The DNA-test requires a hair-sample<br />
(with roots) that can be taken by your<br />
vet, for example when they microchip<br />
your foal and complete the sketch form,<br />
or by one of our studbook inspectors or<br />
representatives. You will be notified as<br />
soon as your results are available, and<br />
we will send you a report via email or in<br />
the post.<br />
You will receive a Genomic Breeding<br />
Value, which indicates the likelihood of<br />
your horse having a genetic<br />
predisposition to develop or potentially<br />
pass on OCD. If your horse’s Genomic<br />
Breeding Value OC is higher than 95 he<br />
or she will become eligible for a Select<br />
Studbook Health Premium.<br />
48 | BRITISH BREEDER
Change language