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EQUINE COLOR GENETICS IIby D. Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, Ph.D. |
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Typical illustrations from Dr. Sponenberg's book " Equine Color Genetics II". |
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| What color is that horse?
What makes it that color? Equine Color Genetics unfolds the mystery of horse and donkey color. This book Provides: An explanation of genetic mechanisms that determine equine color. Discusses: Equine colors in sequence from less common to more common. Explains: Each color through the interactions of genetic phenomena. Examines: Patterns of white hair that may be superimposed on colors. Touches: On folklore associated with horse colors. D. Phillip Sponenberg is professor of Pathology and Genetics at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Dr. Sponenberg has long had an interest in the genetic control of color in horses and other livestock. This work has involved collaboration with a large number of scientists as well as horse breeders. In addition to working on coat color, he also is active in efforts to conserve rare breeds of livestock through the programs of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. The book discusses and shows color pictures of rare equine colors, including palomino, buckskin, grulla, dun, Paint Horse, pinto, sabino, roan, cremelo as seen on many breeds such as the Spanish Mustangs (North American Colonial Spanish Horse). |
Second Edition
Hardcover book, 8 in. x 10 in., 248 pages including over 100 color plates. 
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