interesting!

[smellsofhorse]

My horse has been having the bcj injections for a sarcoid that grew on his eye lid.
It grew very rapidly and very big, he has to have two ops to debulk it before injections began.


Another horses which is a distance relative of his has recently had two grow on his face, i different sort and having different treatment.

I thought this was a total coincidence.

Talking to the vet today and she said it is hereditary!
She said it is a gene than some horses have, and get passed on.
If they have the gene they are not guaranteed to get sarcoids but it is one of the contributing factors, like environment.

They recommend not breeding from any horse with sarcoids.

So what i though was totally wrong, very interested and good to know for the future!

 

[MrsMozart]

I know little about sarcoids, so that is very interesting.

I wonder though how many people would take note and not breed...

 

[RubysGold]

learn something new everyday

MrsM: I don't think many people would take note and not breed. Most people ignore things they shouldnt

 

[smellsofhorse]

I expect most people will ignore it!

I was considering buying one of the last foals breed by the breeder i go my boy from, we didnt for other reasons.
Im glad we didnt now, i know its just i one of the causes but to have two i know have sarcoids id rather not take the risk!

 

[RuthnMeg]

I looked after a brood mare with sarcoids, she bred 3 fillies and a colt. The colt was all clear, the oldest filly had a 'suspected sarcoid' (and is now a broodmare herself) and the other 2 were covered in them, although 1 did quite well competing.
For this reason I assumed that it was hereditory, but glad that has been confirmed by a vet. The mares owner bred from her 'because he could', a typical example of often what happens regardless.

 

[TallyHo123]

Yep I do wonder how many people will take notice.

 

[smellsofhorse]

Its sad that it will happen.
they will be bringing more horses into the world with the chances of getting them and suffering with them,

It like dogs though breeders continue to bring puppies into the world with the chances of terrible problems being passed on.

 

[bryngelenponies]

I knew that some horses were genetically more susceptible to getting sarcoids, so I guess in that way it is hereditary if a parent has them. It would be interesting to see any statistics about whether/how many foals, who's parent had sarcoids, also have them.

 

[TarrSteps]

Quite tricky to study though, as while there may well be a hereditary component, there are also environmental factors and a possible viral connection. So any foal with a dam with sarcoids will have been exposed to whatever conditions also affect the mare. There seem to be farms/studs that produce a relatively large number of horses with sarcoids or who develop sarcoids later on.

 

[Tinseltoes]

Very interesting to learn they can be hereditory. I hate Sarcoids,my boy has one and man is it stubborn!!!