grullo with dapples?
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Re: grullo with dapples?
[quote="TwinCreeksFarm"]If it's for curiousity, test for cream, extension, agouti, and LWO.[/quote]
hmm... Agouti is what restricts the black to the points right? is there no sense in having her tested for black? I will post the results for the champagne I just purchased when I get home.. he was tested for sable(brown), and agouti, and I am confused on how to read the results. I know he is sable champagne, but I dont understand the agouti results.
Re: grullo with dapples?
Yes, agouti is what restricts the black to the points. You'd test for black (extension) to see what her status is, because we know that she is black based under her coat. :)
Agouti reads like this:
AA -- homozygous agouti (this horse can NEVER produce a black--or any deriative of black--horse)
Aa -- heterozygous agouti (this horse can produce blacks aswell as agouti horses)
aa -- homozygous recessive, meaning this horse does not carry agouti at all, and can never produce an agouti horse.
Re: grullo with dapples?
If she were mine, I'd test for Extension, Dun and Cream. (Extension and Dun to see if she's Homozygous for one of both)
I wouldn't bother testing for Agouti as you said both her parents were Black Duns (Grullo/a), which would mean that neither had Agouti to pass on.
Re: grullo with dapples?
[quote="TwinCreeksFarm"]Yeah, but she doesn't look like a grulla to me. :? That's why I suggested agouti.[/quote]
Oh she is for sure.. DId you look at her album? Also, I posted a question on the color genetics about my champagnes test results if anyone can help?
heres more pics showing her color:
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Re: grullo with dapples?
just wanted to add this: this is her dam, all three pictures are the same horse:
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and heres her sire:
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Re: grullo with dapples?
what about black? The reason I ask, IF I was to breed her down the line, of course I would like to have another grullo, so, if I tested her for Homo black? or test her for red? so confusing.. And is there somewhere I can read about "extensions?" I am lost and want to learn!
Re: grullo with dapples?
Very basically, extension just refers to red and black. Your black-based mare could be homozygous at extension (EE) or heterozygous (Ee) and this is something you can test for. (And will probably want to do if you're trying to produce another grulla) You can read more about it here. http://www.equine-color.info/node/19" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: grullo with dapples?
[quote="rabbitsfizz"]Sorry...why would you test for Agouti???[/quote]
I'm in the same tent at this camp, too.
If the horse is Grulla, and a breeding-result of having two Grulla/Grullo parents... :-? there should be NO agouti at all, right?
[i]Grulla/o is a result of Black + Dun. Not bay and dun, or red and dun. Black, no agouti, and dun. Sometimes you can have a cream in there, for a Smoky Black + Dun and still visibly look Grulla/o. Most places testing for extension will throw in agouti as a matter of course, but if this horse and either parent showed up carrying an agouti, they could not be grulla/o.[/i]
Re: grullo with dapples?
just updated pics, dapples are now becoming less pronounced as her winter coat sheds out. She seems to have them in the spring, right before a shed... What causes dapples?
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Re: grullo with dapples?
test for cream