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    MANAGEMENT The genetics of anhidrosis

    Aug 27, 2021 2 minutes

    Q: Can a horse inherit a susceptibility to anhidrosis? I’m considering breeding my 9-year-old Quarter Horse mare, who is lovely in every respect but has a very limited capacity to sweat. She was actually relocated up here from down south because living in a hot climate was intolerable and unsafe for

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