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This essential textbook describes the basic genetics of the horse including coat colour, parentage, medical and population genetics, cytogenetics, performance, breeding systems and genetic conservation, and new advances such as micro-satellite testing.

The authors have updated Dr. Ann T. Bowling's seminal work in light of the sequencing of the complete horse genome, and in addition to the basic genetic principles and their specific applications to the horse, new and revised topics include the development of genomics, gene expression, the relationship of the genome to physiological function, blood groups, transfusion medicine and haemolytic disease of newborn foals.

It also includes a greater description of the diversity of breeds of horse in the world, and equid evolution. It is an essential book for students of equine studies, animal breeding and veterinary science, as well horse breeders and owners.

CONTENTS:

SECTION ONE: Evolution and Domestication of Horses

SECTION TWO: Basic Genetics

SECTION THREE: Horse Genomics

SECTION FOUR: Black, Bay and Chestnut (Extension and Agouti)

SECTION FIVE: Color Diluting Genes

SECTION SIX: Tobiano, Sabino, White and Roan (KIT)

SECTION SEVEN: Gray

SECTION EIGHT: Overo, Frame Overo and Splashed White

SECTION NINE: Leopard (Appaloosa) Spotting

SECTION TEN: Putting It All Together: Color by Design

SECTION ELEVEN: Parentage Testing

SECTION TWELVE: Medical Genetics

SECTION THIRTEEN: Horse Karyotype and Chromosomal Abnormalities

SECTION FOURTEEN: Genetics of Performance

SECTION FIFTEEN: Pedigrees and Breeding Schemes

SECTION SIXTEEN: Mitochondria, Y chromosomes, Epigenetics and Incomplete Penetrance

SECTION SEVENTEEN: Genetic Nature of Breeds

SECTION EIGHTEEN: Equus

SECTION NINETEEN: Frequently Asked Questions

SECTION TWENTY: Where do we go from here?