Horse Genetics Resources
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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….
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
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…
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…