Identification of horse chestnut coat color genotype using SNaPshot<sup>®</sup>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Cantabrian Coast horse breeds of the Iberian Peninsula have mainly black or bay colored coats, but alleles responsible for a chestnut coat color run in these breeds and occasionally, chestnut horses are born. Chestnut coat color...
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| author | Estonba Andone Manzano Carmen Iriondo Mikel Rendo Fernando |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Cantabrian Coast horse breeds of the Iberian Peninsula have mainly black or bay colored coats, but alleles responsible for a chestnut coat color run in these breeds and occasionally, chestnut horses are born. Chestnut coat color is caused by two recessive alleles, <it>e </it>and <it>e</it><sup><it>a</it></sup>, of the melanocortin-1 receptor gene, whereas the presence of the dominant, wild-type <it>E </it>allele produces black or bay coat horses. Because black or bay colored coats are considered as the purebred phenotype for most of the breeds from this region, it is important to have a fast and reliable method to detect alleles causing chestnut coat color in horses.</p> <p>Findings</p> <p>In order to assess coat color genotype in reproductive animals with a view to avoiding those bearing chestnut alleles, we have developed a reliable, fast and cost-effective screening device which involves Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) detection based on SNaPshot<sup>® </sup>(Applied Biosystems) methodology. We have applied this method to four native breeds from the Iberian Cantabrian Coast: Pottoka and Jaca Navarra pony breeds, in which only black or bay coats are acceptable, and Euskal Herriko Mendiko Zaldia and Burguete heavy breeds, in which chestnut coats are acceptable. The frequency of the chestnut alleles ranged between <it>f </it>= 0.156-0.322 in pony breeds and between <it>f </it>= 0.604-0.716 in heavy breeds.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This study demonstrates the usefulness of the DNA methodology reported herein as a device for identifying chestnut alleles; the methodology constitutes a valuable tool for breeders to decrease the incidence of chestnut animals among Cantabrian Coast pony breeds.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26ae85119688465e9986fa0cc2836e992022-12-22T00:48:33ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002009-12-012125510.1186/1756-0500-2-255Identification of horse chestnut coat color genotype using SNaPshot<sup>®</sup>Estonba AndoneManzano CarmenIriondo MikelRendo Fernando<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Cantabrian Coast horse breeds of the Iberian Peninsula have mainly black or bay colored coats, but alleles responsible for a chestnut coat color run in these breeds and occasionally, chestnut horses are born. Chestnut coat color is caused by two recessive alleles, <it>e </it>and <it>e</it><sup><it>a</it></sup>, of the melanocortin-1 receptor gene, whereas the presence of the dominant, wild-type <it>E </it>allele produces black or bay coat horses. Because black or bay colored coats are considered as the purebred phenotype for most of the breeds from this region, it is important to have a fast and reliable method to detect alleles causing chestnut coat color in horses.</p> <p>Findings</p> <p>In order to assess coat color genotype in reproductive animals with a view to avoiding those bearing chestnut alleles, we have developed a reliable, fast and cost-effective screening device which involves Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) detection based on SNaPshot<sup>® </sup>(Applied Biosystems) methodology. We have applied this method to four native breeds from the Iberian Cantabrian Coast: Pottoka and Jaca Navarra pony breeds, in which only black or bay coats are acceptable, and Euskal Herriko Mendiko Zaldia and Burguete heavy breeds, in which chestnut coats are acceptable. The frequency of the chestnut alleles ranged between <it>f </it>= 0.156-0.322 in pony breeds and between <it>f </it>= 0.604-0.716 in heavy breeds.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This study demonstrates the usefulness of the DNA methodology reported herein as a device for identifying chestnut alleles; the methodology constitutes a valuable tool for breeders to decrease the incidence of chestnut animals among Cantabrian Coast pony breeds.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/2/255 |
| spellingShingle | Estonba Andone Manzano Carmen Iriondo Mikel Rendo Fernando Identification of horse chestnut coat color genotype using SNaPshot<sup>®</sup> BMC Research Notes |
| title | Identification of horse chestnut coat color genotype using SNaPshot<sup>®</sup> |
| title_full | Identification of horse chestnut coat color genotype using SNaPshot<sup>®</sup> |
| title_fullStr | Identification of horse chestnut coat color genotype using SNaPshot<sup>®</sup> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Identification of horse chestnut coat color genotype using SNaPshot<sup>®</sup> |
| title_short | Identification of horse chestnut coat color genotype using SNaPshot<sup>®</sup> |
| title_sort | identification of horse chestnut coat color genotype using snapshot sup r sup |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/2/255 |
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