Horses Content / Horses Content for 細細篇撞 en More Genes, Fewer Toes: Were Gene Copies the Key to an Evolutionary Leap for Horses? /blog/more-genes-fewer-toes-were-gene-copies-key-evolutionary-leap-horses <p>Eighteen million years ago, a genetic duplication event coincided with the evolutionary split between horses and their four-toed, forest-browsing ancestors.&nbsp;<a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0286861">A recent study</a>, led by Professor Danika Bannasch, Department of Population Health and Reproduction in the 細細篇撞 School of Veterinary Medicine, and graduate student Kevin Batcher investigated specific genetic duplications in horses, finding evidence of important roles for these elements and countering historical conventions that they have no f</p> June 12, 2023 - 10:25am Andy Fell /blog/more-genes-fewer-toes-were-gene-copies-key-evolutionary-leap-horses Veterinary Genetics Lab Identifies Novel Mutation in Standardbred Horse /blog/veterinary-genetics-lab-identifies-novel-mutation-standardbred-horse <p>The field of genetics has enabled us to predict susceptibility to heritable diseases and map the genome of many species. Now, modern genetics and the birth of a unique foal in New Zealand has provided a successful example of tracking a&nbsp;mutation&nbsp;at its origin.</p> June 08, 2022 - 2:16pm Andy Fell /blog/veterinary-genetics-lab-identifies-novel-mutation-standardbred-horse 細細篇撞 Equine Veterinary Program to Expand With Donation of Templeton Farms /health/news/uc-davis-equine-veterinary-program-expand-donation-templeton-farms Templeton Farms, a world-class sport horse facility near Paso Robles, is being donated to 細細篇撞 School of Veterinary Medicine's Center for Equine Health. December 17, 2021 - 12:00pm Amy M Quinton /health/news/uc-davis-equine-veterinary-program-expand-donation-templeton-farms What is the History Behind the Maddy Lab Racetrack Poles? /curiosity/blog/what-history-behind-maddy-lab-racetrack-poles <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The black-and-white-striped poles around the outside of the Maddy Equine Lab are once again fit for the Sport of Kings.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> October 13, 2021 - 11:30am Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/blog/what-history-behind-maddy-lab-racetrack-poles How Zebra Stripes Disrupt Flies Flight Patterns /curiosity/news/how-zebra-stripes-disrupt-flies-flight-patterns <p>Scientists learned in recent years <a href="/news/scientists-solve-riddle-zebras-stripes">why zebras have black and white stripes</a>&nbsp; to&nbsp;avoid biting flies. But <a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0210831">a study published</a> today in the journal <em>PLOS ONE </em>probes the question further: What is it about stripes that actually disrupts a biting flys ability to land on a zebra and suck its blood?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> February 20, 2019 - 3:36pm Katherine E Kerlin /curiosity/news/how-zebra-stripes-disrupt-flies-flight-patterns Saving a Dying Breed /news/saving-dying-breed-0 <p>Wild horses that once roamed Santa Cruz Island are now off the island, after more than a century. 細細篇撞 researchers are working to preserve their unique genetics.</p> April 05, 2018 - 9:37am Amy M Quinton /news/saving-dying-breed-0 Veteran Students, Horses Partner in Care at 細細篇撞 /news/horses-veteran-students-partner-care-uc-davis <p>細細篇撞 student and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Edgar Garcia brushed the hair along a horses neck, back and sides. Here, grooming was more than preparation for riding it was an age-old ritual bonding human and horse in trust and care.</p> <p>Garcia is one of the early participants in a new program that pairs student veterans with horses to help them get involved in campus life and enjoy much needed relaxation.</p> <p>Horses make you forget about everything, said the senior majoring in evolutionary anthropology. I was so relaxed.</p> January 08, 2018 - 4:03pm Julia Ann Easley /news/horses-veteran-students-partner-care-uc-davis Newborn Horses Give Clues to Autism /news/newborn-horses-give-clues-autism <p>Just a few hours after its birth, the long-legged brown foal stands in its stall, appearing on first glance to be sound, sturdy and healthy. But something is very wrong with this newborn horse.</p> February 03, 2015 - 8:00am Robyn Frances Huey /news/newborn-horses-give-clues-autism