Re: Re: Breeding theories (was *Muscat)

["GESA BRINKS" <gesaeqfx@pe.net>]

Hey Heidi, hi from so. cal. My 19 yr old mammoth jack has gotten mares in
foal that younger horse studs couldnt.  He is extremely fertile (thank
goodness since breeding is his only real job!!)  He just got a 22 yr old
maiden mare in foal this year.  Please dont tell him he isnt supposed to be
able to do that.  He is rather proud of his 416 ppm sperm count. <bg>     A
friend of mine bred her older mare to a teenage stallion and had a colt that
has placed nationally in halter.  The mom was 29  years old when she foaled!
I love how mother nature likes to put dents in scientific armor.  I just had
to tease ya a little bit.  Besides, I can brag on my jack this way. <<BG>>
Hope ya get to do some our so. cal  rides again.     gesa n clovis
-----Original Message-----
From: CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com <CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com>
To: rubyjwl@cts.com <rubyjwl@cts.com>; fasterhorses@gilanet.com
<fasterhorses@gilanet.com>
Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Saturday, September 11, 1999 5:57 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Breeding theories (was *Muscat)


>In a message dated 9/11/99 2:29:53 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
rubyjwl@cts.com
>writes:
>
><< Those who may have elderly mares and stallions who are producing
wonderful
> foals, please do not take offense.  While it is certainly possible for any
> mammal of reproductive age to have normal offspring, the odds of having an
> unintended, or undesired outcome increase with advanced maternal and
> paternal age. >>
>
>Because many of these abnormalities, if minor, will not be expressed if
there
>is a normal gene from the opposite chromosome, one often has better chances
>of a successful outcome by breeding extremely old mares to young stallions
>and extremely old stallions to young mares.
>
>Heidi
>
>
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