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sire
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sire
male parent.

confirmed sire
one that has been proven to have good fertility.
sire evaluation
in farm animals, the estimation of the breeding value of a male by progeny testing.
sire-family average
the average performance of the half-sib family of which the individual is a member.
sire line
characteristics contributed to the offspring of a cross mating by the sire.
sire verification
verifying that a stated sire is indeed a parent by the use of a paternity testing technique.


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Byline: Martin Stevens EL PRADO, founder of a flourishing branch of the Sadler's Wells sire line in the US, died, aged 20, of a heart attack on Monday morning at Frank Stronach's Adena Springs in Kentucky.
HERDA, a devastating genetic condition causing severe skin tearing and wounds, has been traced to the Poco Bueno bloodlines of the American Quarter Horse The prevalence of this sire line in many Quarter Horses, Paints and Appaloosas makes testing for the HERDA mutation a vital tool in preventing the occurance of this fatal disease HERDA, a devastating genetic condition causing severe skin tearing and wounds, has been traced to the Poco Bueno bloodlines of the American Quarter Horse.
The sire line is not well known down here, but The Oaks stands two sons of Danehill - Darci Brahma and Spartacus - a son of Stravinsky in Keeninsky and a son of Miswaki in Bachelor Duke.
 
 
 
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