Racehorse Breeding Theories
Breeding the ultimate racehorse has challenged the minds of breeders and theorists for over 200 years. Now for the first time, students of bloodstock breeding will have an opportunity to examine the theories of genetics, biomechanics, nicking, dosage, inbreeding, outcrossing, statistical methods, female family lines and heart score. The works of Bruce Lowe, Federico Tesio, Harry Laughlin, Joe Estes and many more are examined and evaluated. Here, in one volume, is a wide and varied assessment...
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Breeding the ultimate racehorse has challenged the minds of breeders and theorists for over 200 years. Now for the first time, students of bloodstock breeding will have an opportunity to examine the theories of genetics, biomechanics, nicking, dosage, inbreeding, outcrossing, statistical methods, female family lines and heart score. The works of Bruce Lowe, Federico Tesio, Harry Laughlin, Joe Estes and many more are examined and evaluated. Here, in one volume, is a wide and varied assessment of the major breeding systems and theories, as well as the history and background of each. The writers give readers all the necessary information they need to implement the theory and make it part of a breeding program. They also verify the relative scientific validity of the theories and various approaches to breeding. This, more than any other factor, sets this book apart from other attempts to offer breeding theory to owners and breeders. The authors ask, "Does this really work and, if so, how often has it been proven or disproven?" By studying the varied breeding approaches and theories, modern breeders can use the information that best fits their breeding program.
Foreword5Preface7Introduction11Chapter 1The Origins and Genetics of the Thoroughbred19Chapter 2Genetics and Gene Mapping21Chapter 3The BLUP Trotting Index35Chapter 4How Joe Estes Transformed Breeding and Pedigrees41Chapter 5The Humanist as a Thoroughbred Breeder: Federico Tesio's work as a breeder and trainer75Chapter 6Biomechanics and Mating83Chapter 7Inbreeding109Chapter 8Nicking125Chapter 9Pedigrees and Statistics173Chapter 10Birth Rank and Success187Chapter 11Dosage: A Pedigree Classification Technique191Chapter 12Female Family Inbreeding237Chapter 13The X Factor Theory251Chapter 14Bruce Lowe and the Numerology of Pedigrees273Chapter 15Quantification of Racing Performance in the Research of Harry Laughlin293Chapter 16Evaluating Breeding Theories--Looking for the Real Patterns Underpinning Tesio's Greatness307Index321
