Question from Shimatoree: Would you please comment on the influence of inbreeding ( or line-breeding) to Northern Dancer and Nasrullah in stallion pedigrees. Alan's reply: That is a difficult question ...

In horse breeding, stallions are usually used to establish a breeding line. In some cases, however, the maternal lineage plays a more important role. Researchers have looked at the gestation length of ...

A Scottish Hereford herd has seen bull sales grow four-fold since introducing line-bred US genetics selected for high yearling weights on the Montana rangelands. The Douglas family at Ervie Herefords, ...

Plant breeding is a pretty long and strenuous process. It takes several years for breeders to develop new seed varieties with desired traits. At the end of the period, if the desired traits are not ...

Researchers are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal lineages for breeding and help conservationists preserve breed diversity.