This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I came across this in an article in the The Draft Horse Journal. We place so much emphasis on the Stallions, But the mares are just as important if not more so. Something to consider.
The Draft Horse Journal, Winter 2003 - 4. article on the Featured Stallion, by Bruce Roy "Successful horse breeders have always placed great emphasis on the mother of a sire prospect. She had to be a top mare, that came from a proven female family. However, even the veterans little knew how credible their ideas were. Scientists now know the female X chromosome is the biggest horse chromosome and carries much more genetic information than the male Y chromosome, which is the smallest horse chromosome with regard to genetic information. Most body cells contain up to 10,000 mitochondria that are passed on to the foal almost exclusively by the dam. These genetic information carriers seem to contain performance related information such as heart and lung capacities, etc. The results of molecular research are explaining the ongoing success of certain mare families over the decades and supply scientific proof for the infinite validity of strict mare selection for successful horse breeding. Up to now this has only been known in many areas through statistics and breeder instincts." Jean in Fairbanks, ALaska, -10F but suppose to warm up to ABOVE zero! ************************************************************ Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
