Roan test
greenlich
February 09, 2012 February 09, 2012
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Hi, I'm after some info on the roan test. There is a Connemara stallion in Queensland, Australia, that the owner is wondering if he may be roan. He is grey and most likely homozygous grey but has had foals that have a smattering of white hairs on their butts when they are born, they do however go grey quite quickly. He does have siblings in Ireland (not sure if full or half) that are known roans. Someone has told his breeder you can't test for roan but I was pretty sure you can. Where is this test done and is it just a hair test?
Thanks.
Davis offers a roan zygosity
Davis offers a roan zygosity test. It isn't as accurate as an actual mutation and works best if hair samples from the sire and dam are included, but it would give her a pretty good idea.