Thehorsecoat 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. 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 thehorsewas before it went gray as well as check the box labeled gray to the right of your color selection.
DNATestingforHorsesEnhance yourhorsebreeding program with Build-A-Horse, the ultimate animalgeneticstool. Visualize your future foal's traits, including coat color, patterns, and performance potential. Identifygenetichealth risks and inherited diseases to make informed breeding decisions.
Discover more about Build-A-Horse below. If you wonder about your QuarterHorse'sgeneticcolor traits, AQHA can help withhorsecoat-color tests, including a panel test and individual color tests. Genetictestingis a powerful tool for understanding yourhorse'scoat 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. Equine Color and PatternTestingAllhorseshave base color - black, bay or red (chestnut/sorrel), that are controlled by interaction of two genes Extension and Agouti. There is a multitude of genes that modify (dilute/delete) these pigments and allow a huge variety of coat colors and patterns seen in thehorse.
The Extension gene controls the production of the black/red pigment. The ... ColorTestingColorTestingColorTestingWe offer more than a dozen color tests, each described here.
Pricing and and details can be found in the submission form below. Contact Kathy Graves for more information. ColorTestingSubmission Form Instructions for Collecting DNA Samples Instructions for Collecting DNA Samples (PDF) EquineGeneticServices AnimalGenetics, the largest private provider ofgenetictestingservices forhorses, dogs, and pigeons, offers a variety of reliable, state-of-the-art DNA tests to identify certaingenetictraits in breeding animals and to determine the likelihood that these traits will be passed to offspring.
The service ranges fromtestingfor color breeding CoatColourand PatternTestingCoatColourand PatternTestingWe offer a range of tests designed to detect thegeneticmutations that are responsible for certain coatcoloursand / or patterns. Knowing thegeneticstatus of yourhorsecan be helpful if breeding a particularcolouror pattern is a goal. Horsescome in many colors, all of which are controlled bygeneticvariation in one or more genes within thehorse'sgeneticmakeup.
Properly identifying coat colors and knowing how each of these genes influence coat color is important to consider when breeding responsibly. Knowing and applying ahorse'scoat colorgeneticsin combination with othergeneticfactors when selecting breeding ...
