"One of the main dangers within breeding programs for some horses is inbreeding, which happens when mating animals are too closely related; in horses, it can cause genetic defects like club foot ...
Secrets of Horse Genetics for Conservation, Breeding Nov. 19 ... 7, 2024 — A recent study finds that color vision evolved in animals more than 100 million years before the emergence of colorful ...
But now, at least one breed becomes extinct each month, and 20 percent of the world’s cattle, goats, pigs, horses and poultry ... the genetic diversity of animals is a critical issue.