Characterisation of coat colour in the Slovenian Posavje horse

Grilz-Seger, Gertrud (author), Mesarič, Matjaž (author), Brem, Gottfried (author), Cotman, Marko (author)

Abstract Different approaches and classification systems have been established to describe equine coat colour, which varies between breeds and countries. In the present study, we first characterised the coat colour variability in the Slovenian Posavje Horse applying colour spectrophotometry following the CIE L*a*b system. As derived from the classification system of Sponenberg (light bay, bay, mahogany bay, brown and seal brown), the phenotype categories could be confirmed by spectrophotometric data. Furthermore, L*a*b values revealed comparable high phenotypic variability of bay coat colour in the Posavje breed, and the darker shades of bay coat colour were associated with the ASIP and MC1R genotype combination A/a E/E. CIE L*a*b colour spectrophotometry represents an effective tool to characterise and quantify coat colour in horses, especially in chestnut horses, for which the underlying genetic background of coat colour variation remains unknown.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Posavje Horse, MC1R, ASIP, coat colour, spectrophotometry, CIE L*a*b
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: VF - Veterinary Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 77-84
• Numbering: Vol. 58, no. 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-132180
• UDC: 636.1.022:677.3:675.046.1
• ISSN on article: 1580-4003
• DOI: 10.26873/SVR-1091-2020
• COBISS.SI-ID: 68682499
• Publication date in RUL: 15.10.2021

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Slovenian veterinary research. ǂthe ǂscientific journal of the Veterinary Faculty University of Ljubljana
• Shortened title: Slov. vet. res.
• Publisher: Veterinarska fakulteta, Veterinarska fakulteta, Založba Univerze v Ljubljani
• ISSN: 1580-4003
• COBISS.SI-ID: 108028416

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.
• Licensing start date: 30.06.2021

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Karakterizacija barve dlake pri posavskem konju

Abstract

Page Header Open Journal Systems Journal Help User Username Password Remember me Notifications View Subscribe Journal Content Search Search Scope Browse By Issue By Author By Title Font Size Information For Readers For Authors For Librarians Home About Login Register Search Current Archives Announcements For Authors Home > Vol 58, No 2 (2021) > Grilz-Seger CHARACTERISATION OF COAT COLOUR IN THE SLOVENIAN POSAVJE HORSE Gertrud Grilz-Seger, Matjaž Mesarič, Gottfried Brem, Marko Cotman Abstract Different approaches and classification systems have been established to describe equine coat colour, which varies between breeds and countries. In the present study, we first characterised the coat colour variability in the Slovenian Posavje Horse applying colour spectrophotometry following the CIE L*a*b system. As derived from the classification system of Sponenberg (light bay, bay, mahogany bay, brown and seal brown), the phenotype categories could be confirmed by spectrophotometric data. Furthermore, L*a*b values revealed comparable high phenotypic variability of bay coat colour in the Posavje breed, and the darker shades of bay coat colour were associated with the ASIP and MC1R genotype combination A/a E/E. CIE L*a*b colour spectrophotometry represents an effective tool to characterise and quantify coat colour in horses, especially in chestnut horses, for which the underlying genetic background of coat colour variation remains unknown. Key words: Posavje Horse; MC1R; ASIP; coat colour; spectrophotometry; CIE L*a*b KARAKTERIZACIJA BARVE DLAKE PRI POSAVSKEM KONJU Izvleček: Za opis barv konj se uporabljajo različni pristopi in klasifikacijski sistemi, ki se razlikujejo med posameznimi pasmami in državami. V raziskavi smo najprej opredelili različne barve dlake pri posavskem konju z metodo barvne spektrofotometrije po sistemu CIE L*a*b*. Fenotipsko razdelitev barv dlake po Sponenbergu (light bay/svetli rjavec, bay/rjavec, mahogany bay/kostanjev, brown/temni rjavec and seal brown/črnkast rjavec) smo potrdili s spektrofotometričnimi podatki. Vrednosti L*a*b so pri posavskem konju pokazale primerljivo visoko fenotipsko variabilnost rjave barve, pri tem so bili temnejši odtenki povezani z ASIP in MC1R kombinacijo genotipa A/a E/E. Barvna spektrofotometrija po sistemu CIE L*a*b predstavlja učinkovito orodje za kvalitativno in kvantitativno opredelitev/določanje barv pri konjih, zlasti pri lisjakih, pri katerih še vedno ni znana genska osnova variabilnosti v barvi dlake.

• Keywords: posavski konj, MC1R, ASIP, barva dlake, spektrofotometrija, CIE L*a*b

Projects

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P4-0053
• Name: Endokrini, imunski in encimski odzivi pri zdravih in bolnih živalih