b'c. Neither parent is red but there is family history of red. e. One parent is a kvit and the other parent is a single i. Test for Red Factor. allelecream-dilutedcolor(isayellow,whiteorgrey d. Its unknown if there is red in the pedigree but therewith cream)is a desire to know. i. If foal has dark skin and normal eyes, there is no i. Test for Red Factor. needtotestforCreamDilution.Foalsgenotype is nCre. Adult horse in question is not red but has produced aii. If foal has orange-pink skin and sky-blue eyes, red or yellow offspring. there is no need to test for Cream Dilution. Foals i. No need to test for Red Factor. Horses genotypegenotype is CrCris Ee. f. Both parents are kvits.f. Adult horse in question is not red/yellow and has noti. No need to test for Cream Dilution. Foals genotype produced red or yellow offspring. is CrCri. Test for Red Factor. g. Its unknown if a parent has a copy of Cream Dilution3.Do I need to test for Cream Dilution? i. Test for Cream Dilution.a. Neither parent horse is a cream-diluted color (noth. The owner wants to know if the horse has a copy of white dun, yellow dun, grey with cream, or kvit). Cream Dilutioni.NoneedtotestforCreamDilution.Foalsi. Test for Cream Dilution.genotype is nn. i.Adulthorseinquestionisgreyandhasproduced b. One parent horse is a cream-diluted color (white dun,acream-dilutedoffspringwithaFjordthatisnotyellow dun, grey with cream or kvit). cream-diluted(partnerisredorbrowndunor grey without cream)i. No need to test for Cream Dilution if foal is clearlyi. No need to test for Cream Dilution. Horse is nCr.a brown dun or red dun. Foals genotype is nn.ii.TestforCreamDilutioniffoalisagrey.Greyj. Adult horse in question is a grey with a cream-diluted Fjords with cream dont have a different color than parentgrey Fjords without cream. i. Test for Cream Dilution. Grey Fjords can have a iii. Test for Cream Dilution if foal looks light in color.copy of Cream Dilution and it is not visible.All foals are lighter in color than adult body colors,4.The horse in question is no longer alive and a hair butsomedarkcream-dilutedwhitedunsandsample is not available for genetic color testing, so what color yellowdunscanhavenearlyidenticalfoalcoatgenotype alleles can we record for that horse?colors to the undiluted versions.c. Both parents are a cream-diluted color (white dun,a. If a brown dun Fjord produced an offspring that wasyellow dun, grey with cream or kvit). grey, then that parent Fjords Agouti genotype is Aa.i. No need to test for Cream Dilution if foal is clearlyb. If a brown dun Fjord produced a red dun or yellow a brown dun or red dun. Foals genotype is nn. dunoffspring,thenthatparentFjordsRedFactorii. No need to test for Cream Dilution if foal has sky-genotype is Ee.blue eyes and orange-pink body skin because it is ac. If a brown dun Fjord produced both red dun and grey kvit. Its genotype is CrCr. offspring, then that Fjords genotype is Aa Ee nn.iii. Test for Cream Dilution if foal is a grey. Greyd. If a brown dun Fjord never produced grey or red Fjords with cream dont have a different color than offspring, we cannot conclusively say that the Fjord didgrey Fjords without cream. not carry those recessive genes. They can be passed iv. Test for Cream Dilution if foal looks light in color.alongformanygenerationswithoutshowing All foals are lighter in color than adult body colors,themselves. The accurate way to represent the color butsomedarkcream-dilutedwhitedunsandgenetics of such a Fjord is A_ E_ nn. The underscore yellowdunscanhavenearlyidenticalfoalcoatmeans that the allele could be dominant or recessive colors to the undiluted versions. (capital or lower case), but we dont know for certain, so we use the underscore.d. One parent is a kvit and the other parent is not ae. Any grey Fjords Agouti genotype is aa.cream-diluted color (is just a grey, red dun, or brownf. Any grey Fjords offspring will always inherit one copydun) of the recessive Agouti gene, a, from that parent horse, i. No need to test for Cream Dilution. Foals genotypesoabrowndunorwhitedunoffspringfromagreyis nCr parent will be Aa.Fjord Herald Issue #148Fall 2023 31'