Published Thursday, November 05, 2009 1:38 PM

Breakthrough on genome research involves A&M researchers

Eagle Staff Report

Texas A&M researchers are part of an international team that has completed the genome sequence for horses, a milestone that could improve breeding, treatment of disease and performance traits, officials said.

Loren Skow, Bhanu Chowdhary and Terje Raudsepp -- all associated with Texas A&M's College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences -- participated in the project, which was completed at Broad Institute in Cambridge, Mass.

The work was published in the current issue of Science magazine

Chowdhary, associate dean for research and graduate studies in Texas A&M's vet school, said the research has brought a "new era in equine research."

"While the study of single traits or diseases will be significantly enhanced, it will now be possible to study complex traits governed by several genes, and perform association studies between traits important to the industry and variations observed in the genome," he said in a statement.

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