Article
Quantitative genetic aspects of coat color in horses.
Journal of animal science - 1 Oct 2006
Toth Z, Kaps M, Sölkner J, Bodo I, Curik I
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for coat color in horses. Besides defining coat color classes (gray, chestnut, bay, and black), the phenotypes were also measured quantitatively according to standardized international procedures (Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage L*, a*, b*), where L* describes lightness, a* describes color saturation from red to green, and b* describes color...
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