Panel to unveil equine genome research
Dallas-A panel of equine experts plans to explore the benefits of equine genome research for the first time on March 2, during the American Quarter Horse Association convention here.
Dallas-A panel of equine experts plans to explore the benefitsof equine genome research for the first time on March 2, during the AmericanQuarter Horse Association convention here.
"Genome Research 101 for the Horse Industry" is sponsored bythe American Association of Equine Practitioners, the AQHA, Morris AnimalFoundation and the Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation, Inc.
The findings of genome research may someday allow scientists to geneticallymap the horse. This will ultimately enable investigators to identify andtreat equine disease through gene therapy, experts say.
Presenters are: Dr. Doug Antczak, Cornell University; Dr. Ernie Bailey,University of Kentucky; Dr. Jim Belknap, Auburn University; Drs. Bhanu Chowdharyand Loren Skow, Texas A&M University; Dr. Jim Murray, University ofCalifornia-Davis; Drs. Jim Mickelson and Stephanie Valberg, University ofMinnesota; Dr. Michael Vandenplas, University of Georgia; and Dr. Gene Pranzo,Dorothy Russell Havemeyer Foundation.
The session is free. For more details, contact Sally Baker of the AAEPat (859) 233-0147 or e-mail her at sbaker@aaep.org.
