Horse Genetics Resources
We are currently working on tests for Naked Foal Syndrome which occurs in Akhal-Teke Horses. NFS is a lethal disorder and is just as strange as it sounds. Pic is from the G3Journal : NFS phenotype. (A) An NFS affected colt (case…
Pioneering research into the family tree of today’s horses sheds new light on the origins of the species. The earliest known domesticated horses are not at the root of today’s modern breed’s family tree, as had previously been thought, new research has…
Cadbury Creme Eggs I first wrote this article comparing the KIT gene product to a pipe clamp. But it’s heading toward Easter now, and Cadbury Creme Eggs are in the shops! I think they make an even better analogy. Cadbury Creme Eggs…
Chromosomal abnormalities can cause untreatable infertility and happen in all horse and pony breeds. We are looking a few different technologies so that you can test your horse or pony for chromosomal abnormalities without needing to send samples overseas. The most common…
One of the tests we are working on at the moment is Splashed White 3 (SW3). When that’s up and running we will have the full SW1/SW2/SW3 set! Our SW3 test is nearly ready to go, but we’d love a sample from…
We’ve refined our HERDA test. HERDA is an autosomal recessive disorder, meaning that it is not sex-linked, and that HERDA carriers with one copy of the gene are not affected. HERDA is part of the Quarter Horse and Paint Horse 5-panel, and…
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…
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…
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
We regularly get inquiries about testing for sex chromosome disorders so this is something we will definitely look at getting up and running in the future! Repro vets in particular would really like to have a quick test to rule out Turner’s…