ANFS101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Cream Gene, Percheron, Tobiano
16 May 2016
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Scope of the industry: data not collected by the government, 1996 study- 6. 9 million horses, 2008 ahc- 9. 2 million, billion in direct economic impacts, 96 million people own horses. Purpose of the industry: contribute quality to lives, competition, leisure, youth education. Changing role: most owner s suburban, once very practical, transportation, work, 8% still work, ranching, border patrol, police, wilderness, majority are companion animals. Horse genetics: scientifically generated info not extensive, coat color, desirable colors, breeds based on color, value in color 16731 Basic coat colors: points, legs, mane, tail, modifier genes, influence 3 main coat colors, bay, black, chestnut. Coat colors: gene g, causes horses to be gray, usually gray as they age, keeps skin pigmentation, gene e, controls presence or absence of black hair a. i. Ee is some shade of red: gene a, distribution of black hair a. i. Breeds of horses: appaloosa, pinto, tobiano, shire, belgian, percheron, draft, light, ponies <14. 2 hands.
