Essays about: "Standardbred horse"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 53 essays containing the words Standardbred horse.

  1. 6. Association analyses of forehead hair whorls, behaviour, and chromosome regions in Standardbred Trotters

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Victoria Saxe; [2022]
    Keywords : behaviour; temperament trait; tricoglyph; hair whorl; swirl; genetics; horse; Standardbred trotter; genotype; phenotype;

    Abstract : Introduction: In horse breeding, athletic skills have been in focus and certain behaviour types have been found to be important for competition. Behaviour is heritable but is also affected by the environment. Just like humans, animals have their own personality and behaviour-traits. READ MORE

  3. 7. Exploration of the hereditary cause of sex ratio distortion in horses

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Susan Ott; [2021]
    Keywords : Sex ratio; horse; selfish genetic elements; meiotic drive; Icelandic horse; Standardbred horse; Coldblooded trotters; heritability; Trivers-Willard hypothesis; pedigree data;

    Abstract : Even sex ratios are seen as evolutionarily stable and are maintained by a selection against a skewed sex ratio. However, sometimes sex ratios at birth are skewed towards one sex. Reasons for this phenomenon are often unknown. READ MORE

  4. 8. Träning av varmblodiga travhästar : en kartläggning hos fem svenska travtränare

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Alicia Flyrin; Felicia Hägglund; [2021]
    Keywords : varmblodig travhäst; hjärtfrekvens; träning;

    Abstract : Den varmblodiga travhästen tävlar i hastigheter upp mot 50 kilometer i timmen. Under ett lopp förväntas hästarna springa flera kilometer med en maximal hjärtfrekvens. Den moderna travhästen har ett effektivt rörelsemönster, som är framavlad så att den ska kunna springa i höga hastigheter. READ MORE

  5. 9. Genetic background of temperament traits in standardbred trotters

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Paulina Berglund; [2021]
    Keywords : temperament; standardbred trotter; heritability; low-pass whole genome sequencing;

    Abstract : The genetic background of temperament traits in horses has been subject for research for many years to obtain understanding of domestication, breed differences and welfare. Previous studies have found heritabilities ranging from low to moderate for temperament. READ MORE

  6. 10. IGF-1 hos häst : analysmetodik och träningseffekter

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Anatomy, Physiology and Biochemistry

    Author : Amanda Segervall; [2020]
    Keywords : equine; häst; IGF-1; träning;

    Abstract : Hästsporten i Sverige är stor och vi är konkurrenskraftiga i internationella tävlingar. En viktig faktor som påverkas av både fysisk aktivitet, energi- och proteintillförsel är insulin growth factor-1 (IGF1) som är ett hormon som bland annat stimulerar ben- och muskeltillväxt. READ MORE