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Understanding Variation in Breeding

Quality in breeding cannot be assured. Defects cannot be eliminated, by simply acquiring expensive mares or breeding to expensive stallions. Though hard to understand, variation uniquely affects Thoroughbred breeding quality. Statistical variation in Thoroughbred breeding is extreme and can be described by studying a few factors and examples.