On Mar. 13, 2005, Paris Texas, the first cloned horse in North America was born at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University.

The privately owned colt was cloned from the adult skin cells biopsied from its genetic donor by French collaborating partner, Cryozootech, a company dedicated to preserving the genes of exceptional horses for their use in producing cloned offspring.

The Equine Embryo Laboratory at the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M is one of fewer than 10 laboratories worldwide dedicated to equine fertilization research. Established in 1916, the College is one of the world’s leading institutions in animal health care and research.