Re: A Cloned Mule, and soon a Racehorse?
Posted by Mike Kremer on May 31, 2003 at 14:14
(62.188.48.74)Re: A Cloned Mule, and soon a Racehorse? (I. S.)
True, there must be a zillion cloning issues that
could be 'ironed out'. Whether premature aging or its antithesis....except that the only issues that are ever investigated will be those that produce money.
Although racehorse studs have the money for breeding, it must be far cheaper for them to get
their top horse cloned?
Racehorses today are far removed from the horses bred a 100 years ago, when they were required to
carry knights in armour or pull heavy loads.
Racehorses today are a result of selective stud race breeding, over many years. The best in the world are worth many millions (£$)each They wont need to be cloned to produce better in racing terms, but just cloned to produce the same, in terms of stamina, fleet of foot and lung capacity etc. of the best today.