breeding.horse – Page 9 – Horse Genetics

Goldilocks and the horse hair samples

On January 22, 2018 by breeding.horse

Here’s how to take a hair sample from your horse for testing In the PHG lab we start your testing by extracting DNA from the horse hair samples you send us. This is what our instructions say about taking the sample: “Choose…

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We’ve improved our grey test

On January 16, 2018 by breeding.horse

How do we improve a test? Mostly we tweak it to improve the sensitivity or robustness. We want all our tests to work perfectly with tiny amounts of DNA. We also want clear and accurate results no matter whether we use a…

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W27 testing now available

On January 11, 2018 by breeding.horse

We are excited to finally have a test up and running for the Colourful Gambler line of Australian dominant white horses. This specific mutation has been assigned the name W27. Just like W22 (see previous post), W27 can cause variable amounts of…

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Mystery Solved: December 2017

On January 11, 2018 by breeding.horse

Once again our monthly mystery horse is actually two horses. But this time instead of being Paint horses with unusual patterns, we have a dilute mystery! Both horses have pale gold coats, darker silvery manes and tails, and unusual light eyes. They both also…

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SW2 information updated

On December 27, 2017 by breeding.horse

We’ve updated the material on our website for SW2 (with thanks to Bernard O’Sullivan who pointed out that it’s not homozygous lethal). #SplashedWhite2 #SW2 #KatieGun #PaintHorse #PracticalHorseGenetics http://practicalhorsegenetics.com.au/index.php?test=sw2

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Tests for Friesian Dwarfism

On December 11, 2017 by breeding.horse

We’ve updated the material on our website for Friesian Dwarfism. These tests are relevant to pure- and part-bred Friesians. Your horse does not need to be registered for us to test it. Test foals, test part-bred horses, test mares you want to…

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Mystery Solved November 2017

On November 27, 2017 by breeding.horse

Our current monthly mystery horse is actually two horses this month: a Paint mare and her foal, both with unusual markings, but completely different to one another. The mare, Sparkle, is almost totally white with roany chestnut spots and blue eyes….

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Researchers Connect the Dots on Spotted Coat Color Genetics

On November 17, 2017 by breeding.horse

Interesting article on TheHorse linking spot size and base coat colour and sex. http://www.thehorse.com/articles/39916/researchers-connect-the-dots-on-spotted-coat-color-genetics Tests for PATN1 are available at our lab

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W13 in Australian Miniature horses

On November 13, 2017 by breeding.horse

W13 is a dominant white gene that was first identified in a Quarter Horse x Peruvian Paso horse in the USA. But this guy – Sweetwater Picasso Painted Wild, born in 1983 in the USA and imported to Australia – was found…

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Testing for Splashed White SW2

On October 28, 2017 by breeding.horse

The splashed white 2 (SW2) gene causes white markings. They can range from minor facial markings and socks to the white face, blue eyes, white legs and white belly of a typical boldly marked splash horse. It is rare but possible for…

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