RACEHORSE BREEDING
edited by Frank Mitchell PhD
published by Russell Meerdink, Neenah, Wisconsin USA

Thoroughbred breeding principles have found new vistas in the last two decades.
 
Traditionally literature in the field involved notable personalities , both human and equine and there was a strong historical bias. It has all changed with academics ( in many instances) researching  varying arenas to bring a new diversity into thoroughbred  philosophy.
 
A new book Racehorse Breeding Theories was launched in April 2004 under Frank Mitchell's auspicses. A Ph D, Mitchell has collated works by five noted authorities ( with a USA bias) to provide the industry with a backgrounder to the new technology and the scientific development it represents.
 
These days literary contributors have entered new vistas, probing into linebreeding , into dosage principles, nicking, heart scores and nowadays into genetics. The new technology, dominated by the computer scenario, has enabled researchers to utilise new scientific data and expand breeding knowledge to amazing heights.

The contributors in the Frank Mitchell book are Dr Steven Roman, Rommy Faversham, David Dink, Jay Leimbach and the West Australian Ross Staaden.

Dr Roman, a Texas industrial chemist, has developed the dosage system, which can assist in measuring a horse's aptitude. Rommy Faversham was a practising physician, who transferred his skills into thoroughbred breeding.

With evergreen USA identity Leon Rasmussen. he wrote the fast selling Inbreeding to Superior Females, published in New South Wales.

Jay Leimbach is a linebreeding exponent and a freelance writer, pedigree analysist and thoroughbred owner. .David Dink is a widely recognised writer and columnist with a pedigree and statistical bias. He has spent a lifetime with a passionate verve for the thoroughbred.

The West Australian veterinary surgeon Rod Staaden gained international distinction with his book Winning Trainers Their Road To The Top. He holds a Ph D in exercise science. In the new book , he evaluates breeding theories.
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Racehorse Breeding Theories, edited by Frank Mitchell, published by Russell Meerdink, Wisconsin USA  

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