Horse Colour Genetic Testing

The horse coat color panel bundles together several diagnostic tests to evaluate coat color. Panel can be purchased on MyVGL. See below for pricing and list of specific tests included in panel.

If you would like to test for base color, dilution, and white spotting, please select the Full Color/Pattern Panel instead. Animal Genetics provides genetic testing services for animals including Avian DNA sexing and diseases and inherited Canine and Equine characteristics and disorders. Horse Color Genetics Etalon DNA tests include over 60 equine coat color and pattern tests for all horse colors, patterns, white variations, and modifiers across all breeds.

We are continually expanding our equine color testing offerings as new discoveries are made and published. Color Testing Color Testing Color Testing We offer more than a dozen color tests, each described here. Pricing and and details can be found in the submission form below.

Color Testing Submission Form Instructions for Collecting DNA Samples There are no professional profiles available on the Gluck Equine Research Center site using this filter. Genetic testing is a powerful tool for understanding your horse's coat color and planning for its breeding future. DNA test results can look intimidating at first, but they are surprisingly straightforward to read once you understand the basic terminology.

Chestnut versus sorrel? Paint or pinto? And how do you breed for color? Use our guidelines to about coat color and equine color genetics. Equine Coat Color Genetics Base Coat Color The basic coat colors of horses include chestnut, bay, and black. These are controlled by the interaction between two genes: Melanocortin 1 Receptor (MC1R) and Agouti Signaling Protein (ASIP).

Equine coat color genetics Before domestication, horses are thought to have had these coat colors. [1] Equine coat color genetics determine a horse 's coat color. Many colors are possible, but all variations are produced by changes in only a few genes.

Bay is the most common color of horse, [2] followed by black and chestnut. Learn about horse coat color genetics: explore the science behind equine pigmentation, inheritance patterns, and breed variations. This calculator will give you the possible offspring coat colors and their probabilities when given the parents coat color and pattern information.

For a gray sire or dam, you must enter what color the horse was before it went gray as well as check the box labeled gray to the right of your color selection.