Uttar Pradesh had the highest horse and pony population across India, at about 76 thousand in 2019. The number of horses and ponies across the country declined significantly by nearly 46 percent between 2012 and 2019.

This statistic depicts the estimated horse population in Ireland in 2016, by region. In 2016, there were approximately *** thousand horses in the Border region of Ireland. More information about equestrian sports in the UK can be found in the Dossier: Equestrian sports in the United Kingdom.

Provides an overview of the origin of horses in Alberta, factors affecting feral horse population dynamics and a summary of Alberta Environment and Protected Areas' minimum count survey. This information sheet is one of five current-knowledge documents summarizing the state of information related to feral horse populations in Alberta. The documents were created by the Office of the Chief Scientist at the request of the Feral Horse Advisory Committee. The Office of the Chief Scientist provides independent scientific advice to address complex environmental challenges and opportunities Alberta faces.

It is believed that population structure of mountain horse breeds is preserved from any genetic introgression, because of their geographical isolation and specific semi-wild life style of husbandry. Till date there are no molecular data for the Balkan horses. In this study we try to give information about some autochthonous mountain horse breeds from Bulgaria. A total of 121 horses from three different mountain massifs are presented: Stara Planina (the Balkan mountain), the Rhodopes and Rila-Pirin massif were genotyped according to mitochondrial D-loop region. The results showed huge diversity of all known haplogroups with exception of C, F and R. West Eurasian haplogroups B, D, M and L were with the highest frequencies. Haplogroups A, J, I, O’P and Q were also observed with the highest frequencies, but not equally distributed among the three populations. Analyses of the horse breeds reveal preserved genetic profile of the Balkan and the Rhodopes mountains populations. In contrast, a Rila-Pirin breed unexpectedly showed mixed profile – a massive genetic introgression with an Asiatic-type haplogroups. A similar mixed Euro-Asiatic haplotype profile possessed the Carpathian mountain pony, although both populations are separated geographically and historically. The genetic pool of three Bulgarian mountain horse populations is highly heterogenic and because of that these breeds should be preserved.

1. The adult sex ratio (ASR) is important within ecology due to its predicted effects on behaviour, demography, and evolution, but research examining the causes and consequences of ASR bias have lagged behind studies of sex ratios at earlier life stages. Although ungulate ASR is relatively well-studied, exceptions to the usual female-biased ASR challenge our understanding of the underlying drivers of biased ASR, and provide an opportunity to better understand its consequences.

2. Some feral ungulate populations, including multiple horse populations, exhibit unusually male-biased ASR. For example, research suggests that the feral horse (Equus ferus caballus) population on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, may exhibit a male-biased ASR. Such exceptions to the rule provide a valuable opportunity to reveal the contributions of environmental context and trait differences to ASR bias.

3. We aimed to test for bias in Sable Island horse ASR, identify the demographic drivers of bias, and explore its demographic and social consequences. To do this, we used life-history, movement, and group membership information for hundreds of horses followed through a long-term individual-based study between 2007 and 2018.

4. Sable Island horse ASR is male-biased, and this skew has increased over time, reaching 62% male in 2018. Our life table response experiment suggested that ASR skew was driven predominantly by male-biased adult survival. Further analyses pointed to sex-biased survival being driven by reduced female survival post-reproduction. Male-biased ASR was associated with reduced harem sizes, an increase in the number of social groups on the island, and reduced reproduction in young females.

5. Our results support the idea that male-biased ASR in feral ungulate populations may be caused by a combination of high population density and high reproductive output. We suggest that female-biased mortality may be caused by females continuing to reproduce at high density, and thus being more susceptible to resource shortages. Thus, our results highlight the strong context-dependence of ASR. Furthermore, our work indicates the potential for ASR to substantially alter a population's social organisation. Such changes in social structure could have knock-on consequences for demography by altering the formation/stability of social relationships, or competition for matings.

Theta estimations and neutrality test statistics for consensus and private ROHs. All private ROHs detected in the groups non-breed, breed and Hanoverian as well as in the region of KITLG were analyzed for Tajima’s D, Fu&Li F’s, Fu&Li’s D, Fay’s H, Zeng’s E using the software ANGSD (http://popgen.dk/angsd). (XLSX 18 kb)

The Arabian horse ignites imagination throughout the world. Populations of this breed exist in many countries, and recent genetic work has examined the diversity and ancestry of a few of these populations in isolation. Here we explore seven different populations of Arabians represented by 682 horses. Three of these are Middle Eastern populations from near the historical origin of the breed, including Syrian, Persian, and Saudi Arabian. The remaining Western populations are found in Europe (the Shagya-Arabian and Polish-Arabian) and America (American-Arabian). Analysis of genetic structure was carried out using 15 microsatellite loci. Genetic distances, AMOVA, factorial correspondence analysis and a Bayesian method were applied. The results consistently show higher level of diversity within the Middle Eastern populations than the Western populations. The Western Arabian populations were the main source of among populations variation. Genetic differentiation was not strong among all Middle Eastern populations, but all American-Arabians showed differentiation from Middle Eastern populations and were somewhat uniform among themselves. Here, we explore the diversities of many different populations of Arabian horses, and find that populations not from the Middle East have noticeably lower levels of diversity, which may adversely affect the health of these populations.

For small, isolated populations 2 common conservation concerns relate to genetic threats: inbreeding and negative consequences associated with loss of genetic diversity due to drift. Mitigating these threats often involves conservation actions that can be controversial, such as translocations or captive breeding programs. Although such actions have been successful in some situations, in others they have had undesirable outcomes. Here, we estimated the effective population size (N e) of the Sable Island horses to assess the risk to this population of these genetic threats. We found surprising consistency of N e estimates across the 5 different methods used, with a mean of 48 effective individuals. This estimate falls below the 50 criterion of the “50/500 rule,†below which inbreeding depression is a concern for population viability. However, simulations and knowledge of population history indicate that this population is still in its early stages of approaching equilibrium between mutati...

Horse welfare within/after racing is often questioned by the public. British Racing’s Horse Welfare Board’s “A life well-lived” strategy provides a blueprint for Thoroughbred welfare, advocating accurate lifetime traceability of horses as essential to achieve this. The Census aimed to establish a population density model for British Thoroughbreds, not actively engaged in racing. Equestrians who owned/kept a Thoroughbred were asked to complete the Census between May and December 2023. Frequency analysis identified patterns in passport compliance, knowledge and understanding of current systems, and profiled Thoroughbred demographics: age, use, and history. Records for 8,256 horses were analysed (margin of error: ± 1%, 99% CI); 98% of horses had a passport, but only 64% were in their current owner’s name despite 90% being aware that they should have changed the horse’s registration details. Horses were predominately owned (91%), were geldings (74%), and aged between 5–14 years (63%); Leisure riding, hacking, and unaffiliated competition were the most common activities participated in; no significant differences in registration compliance occurred between activities. The Census provides an accurate representation of British Thoroughbreds not actively involved in racing totalling 33,600 horses, with 80% traceable. The results offer an insight into owner/keeper decision-making with respect to horse registration and Thoroughbred usage after racing. A need to improve current equine traceability systems through digitalisation and simplification was voiced, alongside enhanced communication strategies to showcase why compliance is important. Ongoing accurate records are essential to support education, research, and strategy to safeguard Thoroughbred welfare across their racing and second careers.

Indigenous Iranian horse breeds were evolutionarily affected by natural and artificial selection in distinct phylogeographic clades which shaped their genomes in several unique ways. The aims of this study were to evaluate genetic diversity and genome-wide selection signatures in four indigenous Iranian horse breeds. We evaluated 169 horses from Caspian (n = 21), Turkmen (n = 29), Kurdish (n = 67), and Persian Arabian (n = 52) populations, using genome-wide genotyping data. The contemporary effective population sizes were 59, 98, 102, and 113 for Turkmen, Caspian, Persian Arabian, and Kurdish, respectively. Analysis of population genetic structure classified the north breeds (Caspian and Turkmen) and west/southwest breeds (Persian Arabian and Kurdish) into two phylogeographic clades reflecting their geographic origin. Using a de-correlated composite of multiple selection signals statistics based on pairwise comparisons, we detected a different number of significant SNPs under putative s..., ,

0.0 (Thousand heads) in 2017. Livestock population include all age groups population of livestock of corresponding type. Object - large, medium and small farms. Period - as on the 1st of February.

Feral burros (Equus asinus) and horses (E. ferus caballus) inhabiting public land in the western United States are intended to be managed at population levels established to promote a thriving, natural ecological balance. Like many large ungulate populations, management agencies employ aerial surveys to obtain estimates of horse and burro population sizes. Double-observer sightability (MDS) models perform well for estimating feral horse abundances, yet the effectiveness of these models for use in burro populations is less understood and may be different due to the smaller size, stoic behavior, and cryptic pelage of burros. These models help minimize detection bias, yet bias can be further reduced with models that account for unmodeled variation, or residual heterogeneity, in detection probability. In populations containing radio-marked individuals, residual heterogeneity can be estimated with MDS models by including an additional capture history corresponding to detections of mark ...

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Horse Cave population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Horse Cave. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Horse Cave by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Horse Cave.

Key observations

The largest age group in Horse Cave, KY was for the group of age 50-54 years with a population of 248 (10.29%), according to the 2021 American Community Survey. At the same time, the smallest age group in Horse Cave, KY was the 80-84 years with a population of 45 (1.87%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates.

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates.

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Horse Cave is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Horse Cave total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

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Margin of Error

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Inspiration

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Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Horse Cave Population by Age. You can refer the same here

History of horse domestication remains poorly understood. On the basis of current evidence from archaeology, mitochondrial DNA, and Y-chromosomal sequencing, a number of different domestication scenarios have been proposed, ranging from the spread of domestic horses out of a restricted primary area of domestication to the domestication of numerous distinct wild horse populations. In this paper, we reconstruct both the population genetic structure of the extinct wild progenitor of domestic horses, Equus ferus, and the origin and spread of horse domestication in the Eurasian steppes by fitting a spatially explicit stepping-stone model to genotype data from >300 horses sampled across northern Eurasia. We find strong evidence for an expansion of E. ferus out of eastern Eurasia about 160 kya, likely reflecting the colonization of Eurasia by this species. Our best-fitting scenario further suggests that horse domestication originated in the western part of the Eurasian steppe and that domestic herds were repeatedly restocked with local wild horses as they spread out of this area. By showing that horse domestication was initiated in the western Eurasian steppe and that the spread of domestic herds across Eurasia involved extensive introgression from the wild, the Q:7 scenario of horse domestication proposed here unites evidence from archaeology, mitochondrial DNA, and Y-chromosomal DNA.

Comprehensive demographic dataset for Wild Horse, CO, US including population statistics, household income, housing units, education levels, employment data, and transportation with year-over-year changes.

The available science often demonstrates the need for feral horse population control but not the degree of control required to achieve environmental conservation objectives. To better manage the influence of feral horses, we must first understand the relationship between feral horse density and environmental impact. We recorded vegetation and soil disturbance, and the sign of potential causes of this impact in two parts of the Australian Alps, the Bogong High Plains (BHP) and the Eastern Victorian Alps (EVA). We calculated density-impact functions to assist managers with determining feral horse density targets for control programmes. Minimal sign of feral horse impact was detected on the BHP, with no impact of feral horses observed along 99% of the length of transects. In contrast, impacts assigned to feral horses were significantly higher in the EVA, where a larger, higher-density population of feral horses existed. However, greater than 83% of the walked transect length was still undi...

Describes how feral horse behaviour, population dynamics and distribution patterns differ from native ungulates in Alberta. This information sheet is one of five current-knowledge documents summarizing the state of information related to feral horse populations in Alberta. The documents were created by the Office of the Chief Scientist at the request of the Feral Horse Advisory Committee. The Office of the Chief Scientist provides independent scientific advice to address complex environmental challenges and opportunities Alberta faces.

In 2023, around **** thousand people in South Korea were riding horses regularly. Most of them were a member of horse riding clubs.

Since horse breeds constitute populations submitted to variable and multiple outcrossing events, we analyzed the genetic structure and gene flows considering horses raised in France. We used genealogical data, with a reference population of 547,620 horses born in France between 2002 and 2011, grouped according to 55 breed origins. On average, individuals had 6.3 equivalent generations known. Considering different population levels, fixation index decreased from an overall species FIT of 1.37%, to an average of −0.07% when considering the 55 origins, showing that most horse breeds constitute populations without genetic structure. We illustrate the complexity of gene flows existing among horse breeds, a few populations being closed to foreign influence, most, however, being submitted to various levels of introgression. In particular, Thoroughbred and Arab breeds are largely used as introgression sources, since those two populations explain together 26% of founder origins within the overall horse population. When compared with molecular data, breeds with a small level of coancestry also showed low genetic distance; the gene pool of the breeds was probably impacted by their reproducer exchanges.

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Equine Healthcare Market Size 2024-2028

The equine healthcare market size is forecast to increase by USD 582.4 million at a CAGR of 6.78% between 2023 and 2028.

The market is experiencing significant growth due to several key trends and factors. The rise in the incidence of zoonotic diseases, which can be transmitted from animals to humans, is a major concern driving market growth. Additionally, the adoption of new technologies, such as telemedicine and electronic health records, is revolutionizing the industry. 
However, high costs associated with equine healthcare remain a challenge in both veterinary telehealth and for horse owners. The implementation of advanced technologies and preventive measures to address the increasing incidence of zoonotic diseases is expected to provide significant opportunities for market growth. Alltech, a leading company, offers equine healthcare such as nutritional supplements and feed additives to support horse health, performance, and digestive health.

What will be the Size of the Equine Healthcare Market During the Forecast Period?

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The market encompasses a range of products and services aimed at preventing and treating diseases in horses. Key diseases of concern include equine infectious anemia, rabies, West Nile fever, and Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis. Equine industry participants, including equine veterinary practitioners, play a crucial role in managing these health issues. Technologies such as CT systems and vaccines are essential tools in equine healthcare, with vaccination programs a critical component of disease prevention.
Furthermore, the equine population's size and the need for skilled veterinarians continue to drive market growth. Animal health companies offer various products, including vaccines and health plans, to cater to the industry's needs. The market is subject to ongoing trends, including the development of advanced diagnostic tools and the integration of technology into veterinary practices.

How is this Equine Healthcare Industry segmented and which is the largest segment?

The equine healthcare industry research report provides comprehensive data (region-wise segment analysis), with forecasts and estimates in 'USD million' for the period 2024-2028, as well as historical data from 2018-2022 for the following segments.

Product

  Pharmaceuticals
  Vaccines
  Others


Distribution Channel

  Offline
  Online


Indication

  Musculoskeletal Disorders
  Parasitic Infections
  Equine Herpes Virus
  Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA)
  Equine Influenza
  West Nile Virus
  Tetanus
  Others


Activity

  Sports/Racing
  Recreation
  Others


Geography

  North America

    Mexico
    US


  Europe

    Germany
    UK


  Asia

    China


  Rest of World (ROW)

By Product Insights

The pharmaceuticals segment is estimated to witness significant growth during the forecast period.

The market encompasses various sectors, with pharmaceuticals holding the largest share due to the demand for medications and therapies to prevent and treat equine diseases. Pharmaceutical offerings for horses cater to their unique physiological requirements and include anti-inflammatory drugs, antibiotics, dewormers, antiparasitic drugs, antifungal medications, pain relievers, hormonal therapies, and other formulations. Preventive medications are essential for maintaining equine health and preventing diseases, such as tetanus, rabies, equine influenza, equine herpes, equine infectious anemia, equine encephalomyelitis, and West Nile fever.

Furthermore, animal healthcare spending on equine pharmaceuticals also covers vaccines and medicinal feed additives for parasite control. Animal insurance, equine veterinary practitioners, equine care equipment, diagnostics, and e-commerce platforms further contribute to the market. Animal healthcare products and services are essential for horse farms, racing events, and recreational activities, ensuring the well-being of the equine population. Regenerative therapies, such as stem cell therapy, are emerging trends in the industry.

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The pharmaceuticals segment was valued at USD 637.20 million in 2018 and showed a gradual increase during the forecast period.

Regional Analysis

North America is estimated to contribute 44% to the growth of the global market during the forecast period.

Technavio's analysts have elaborately explained the regional trends and drivers that shape the market during the forecast period.

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The market in North America, primarily driven by the US, is shaped by the presence of leading companies like Zoetis, committed to advancing equine health through innovative products. Government initiatives prioritizing an