China’s first cloned horse turns seven months
The cloning of competition and thoroughbred horses has been practiced in several countries since the early 2000s, particularly for genetic improvements.
Born last June from a surrogate mother, Zhuang Zhuang was produced by the Beijing laboratory Sinogene and is a clone of a horse imported from Germany.
The black animal is the first from the “warmblood” group of breeds to be born in China and to be officially approved by the China Horse Industry Association.
Warmbloods are generally light horses with a lively temperament.
Equestrian sports, especially show jumping, have been making strides in China in recent years.
But a shortage of high-performance horses and a lag in breeding technologies are limiting growth.
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