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Cloning Horses

Last post 05-02-2009 12:19 PM by Frizzle. 18 replies.
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  • 04-30-2009 10:38 AM In reply to

    Re: Cloning Horses

    Boy tough call...On one hand if cloning could be used to bring back lost breeds of horses or perhaps further an endangered breed. It could also be used to strengthen a breed that had been taken away from it's original foundation. However I would worry also that by using cloned horses for breeding purposes would drastically diminish the gene pool. Never mind if there truly are health issues, how many of those issues could be genetic and passed onto the offspring? I know I wouldn't want to breed my mare/stallion to a horse that was not healthy and didn't meet certain standards cloned or not.

    www.viagen.com

    This is a company that does cloning. Might have some more info for the OP. Either way I do not know enough about cloning to make a judgement call either way.

  • 04-30-2009 11:03 AM In reply to

    Re: Cloning Horses

     

    I my opinion, we do not need to be cloning. If something dies, God meant for it to die and be with him. And there are to many poor starving horses out there and ones that are being put down. We need to work on these and other problems before we go making new ones.
    -l-- Scorpio and Chocy -l--
  • 05-01-2009 8:43 AM In reply to

    Re: Cloning Horses

    Thanks everyone.  I appreciate your input.  Has definatly helped me think through some new ideas.

    When you are born, you cry and the world rejoices.
    Live your life in such a way that when you die,
    the world cries and you rejoice.
  • 05-02-2009 12:19 PM In reply to

    Re: Cloning Horses

    Ride-now, you were right - the GP jumper named Sapphire that was cloned is a gelding. I stand corrected! I was not aware that there was another GP jumper named Sapphire other than McLain Ward's mount. But, the other day, I was flipping through my Practical Horseman and saw an ad for cloning - and, lo and behold, there was Sapphire. So, my bad! You were right all along.


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