Equine Color Genetics
Here, Phillip Sponenberg has provided the equine and veterinary community with a textbook outlining the genetic properties of colour as it appears in horses and donkeys. “Equine Colour Genetics” provides the most up-to-date information and standard terminology and nomenclature associated with horse colour genetics in a very clear, readable style. The four-colour photographic illustrations highlight the points made in the text and are crucial to understanding the subject. This text serves as a reference for horse production courses and is useful to students, veterinarians, and horse breeders. The text first delves into genetic mechanisms and interactions that explain the step-by-step process that results in hundreds of different colours of horses. Rare colours are given detailed treatment as well as the colours grey and roan. Sponenberg deftly describes how the genetic mechanisms are organised to produce such colours and patterns.
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THE best book on color genetics for horses,
If there was any one good book focusing on the genetics of horse color, this book is it! It’s the best and most accurate book I have found on the subject, and it covers all equine colors from the basics to the more rare colors. A must have for anyone intersted in horse color research! It even includes donkey colors. HIGHLY RECCOMMENED!
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|Posted on July 18th, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Sponenberg Makes Easy a Complex Topic,
The topic of horse coloration has confounded breeders for centuries. Phil Sponenberg has taken a very complex topic and has broken it down into easily understood parts. The pictures grab you by the eyes and inspire equine artists as well as breeders. The various modes of inheritance were well explained and easily understood. The photos allow the reader to distinguish even fine points of difference between two animals. This book is a must for the serious horse person.
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|Posted on July 18th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Exactly what the title says.,
A fascinating book for the REALLY committed enthusiast of this subject, but a complicated read – especially the sections about genetic control. Extensive and interesting text which could have been improved by the addition of more coloured photographs of better overall technical quality. I do not agree with some of the listed genotypes, which I think many people could find most confusing. There does not appear to be a list of gene designations, which would have been very useful if only to explain them more clearly.
The bibliography is excellent, but, unfortuately, this book does not contain an index. I think that this is a serious omission.
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|Posted on July 18th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
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