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| Cryozootech receives Zangersheide passports for cloned foals | 11-21-2005 3:01 pm |
Leading horse cloning company Cryozootech receives Zangersheide passports for cloned foals
Article courtesy of Cryozootech
 Pieraz-Cryozootech-stallion, the clone of Pieraz  Paris-Texas, now revealed to be a clone of Quidam de Revel |
In September 2005 at the FEI World Breeding Jumping Championships for Young Horses in Lanaken (Belgium), Cryozootech presented "Pieraz-Cryozootech-stallion", the clone of Pieraz, twice world champion in endurance. Equine specialists present were given the opportunity to evaluate the horse and observe the obvious health and good condition of the animal. A second Cryozootech cloned foal "Paris-Texas" was presented on video at the Zangersheide press conference. This second horse - a clone of the world famous showjumper Quidam de Revel - had been cloned at the request of the owner. During the press conference Dr. Eric Palmer, the Cryozootech CEO, was pleased to receive passports from Stud-book Zangersheide for both "Pieraz-Cryozootech-stallion" and "Paris-Texas", thereby providing official recognition and documentation for both cloned foals. Early in 2001, Stud Book Zangersheide had received a request from Dr. Palmer, founder of Cryozootech, asking whether they would register cloned horses. On May 29th, the board of directors of Studbook Zangersheide made a resolution that cloned horses could be registered in the studbook if the DNA profile of the donor was recorded in the files of the studbook and the clone's profile was identical. The clone would receive the same paper as the original with a number and the indication of the cloning process (CL). The two foals have fulfilled the conditions required by the studbook, and they receive the first passports of cloned horses issued by Zangersheide Stud Book. |