Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine
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This news item from HorseTalk is about: A variety of guest speakers have been assembled for the 2014 World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO) conference in Qatar next month. A team of internationally renowned experts with specialist knowledge in a wide range of subjects including equine welfare and behavioral studies, genetics and cultural heritage, will speak at the conference, which starts on November 10. The Qatar Foundation and the Qatar National Research Fund are supporting two presentations to be delivered by Prof. Tadeusz Majda (Poland) and Dr Doug Antczak (USA), who will be joined by speakers from France and the United Kingdom. Antczak, from Cornell University, will give an overview of the new research project on the genetics of the Arabian horse, while Majda will present the translation of the Count Rzewuski Manuscript into English and Arabic