ANSC 1401 Exam Questions with Correct
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Horse Breeds with Color Requirement several genes determine coat colors don't breed true
b/c complex inheritance
American Paint, Pinto, Appaloosa, Palomino, Buckskin
American Paint Horse Foal -could be a quarter horse with too much white
-must have one spot above knee larger than a silver dollar
American Paint Horse -Parents must be paint, quarter horse or thoroughbred breeds
Tobiano white crosses the back between the withers and tailhead
Overo - Usually white will not
cross the back of the
horse between withers
and tail.
- Generally dark legs.
- Color is irregular,
scattered or splashy.
- Often loud head
, markings, for example, a
bald face.
- May be predominantly
dark or white.
- Tail is usually one color.
Tovero - Combination of tobiano
and overo characteristics.
- Dark pigment around ears.
- One or both eyes are
"glass" or blue eyes.
- Dark pigment around the
mouth.
- Usually have chest spots,
flank spots and spots
around the base of the tail.
Pinto more open book, no appaloosa or draft blood allowed similar to paint horse
Appaloosa developed by the New Perce Indians
req: white sclera, mottles skin, irregular spots, hooves striped vertically
Answers 100% Verified
Horse Breeds with Color Requirement several genes determine coat colors don't breed true
b/c complex inheritance
American Paint, Pinto, Appaloosa, Palomino, Buckskin
American Paint Horse Foal -could be a quarter horse with too much white
-must have one spot above knee larger than a silver dollar
American Paint Horse -Parents must be paint, quarter horse or thoroughbred breeds
Tobiano white crosses the back between the withers and tailhead
Overo - Usually white will not
cross the back of the
horse between withers
and tail.
- Generally dark legs.
- Color is irregular,
scattered or splashy.
- Often loud head
, markings, for example, a
bald face.
- May be predominantly
dark or white.
- Tail is usually one color.
Tovero - Combination of tobiano
and overo characteristics.
- Dark pigment around ears.
- One or both eyes are
"glass" or blue eyes.
- Dark pigment around the
mouth.
- Usually have chest spots,
flank spots and spots
around the base of the tail.
Pinto more open book, no appaloosa or draft blood allowed similar to paint horse
Appaloosa developed by the New Perce Indians
req: white sclera, mottles skin, irregular spots, hooves striped vertically
