According to the abstract published in April, band stallions that were gelded lost their mares while bachelors that were intact acquired mares, inverting the natural order.
Stronger horses that should be breeding are not while weaker horses that should not be breeding are.
This can’t be good for the herd over the long run, which means it will be of interest to the bureaucrats, ranchers and advocates.
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