Connemara Pony Research into Hoof Wall Separation Disease (HWSD)

The hoof problem previously known as Hoof Wall Separation Syndrome (HWSS) has been renamed as Hoof Wall Separation Disease (HWSD). HWSD is an unique, verifiable and testable disease. It should not be confused with any other hoof pathology. HWSD is a genetic autosomal recessive condition. Two carrier parents being bred with each other results in 1:4 chance of the foal being HWSD afflicted. There is now a commercially available genetic test for the HWSD mutation.

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Videos on HWSD are now on YouTube

The video recordings of Dr Carrie Finno and Ray Knightley from the August 2014 meeting at Clifden are now 'live' on YouTube
The Connemara Pony Research Group now has its own YouTube channel and this is where these talks can be found.

Other information is that there has now been more than 5,000 hits made on the Tested Ponies Results page since it commenced in September 2014.

The total number of hits on this blog now stands at 63,266!

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