>>> not going to work for any sort of meaningful statistical
>analysis, not unless someone keeps track of all the reasons that 50% of all
>foals born are slaughtered. It could that cryptorchidism is a factor in
>some of the decisions to kill some colts. If a sizeable percentage of
>slaughtered colts are crypts, then theoretically, the whole problem could be
>hidden. <<<<
That´s is also a thing why Germany is better as a researsch contry
not slaughtering foals and they stay at home
so to say so can have them easily followed up
when they do drop >2 weeks old < ect. ect Regards Malin