b'g. Any red or yellow dun Fjords Red Factor genotype is ee.h.AnyreddunoryellowdunFjordsoffspringwillalways inherit one copy of the recessive Red Factor gene, e, from that parent horse, so an offspring from such ahorse that is brown dun, grey, or white dun will have a Red Factor genotype of Ee.i. The recessive alleles of Red Factor prevent expression oftheAgoutigene,whichmakesithardertosay anything about the Agouti genotype of an untestable red or yellow dun Fjord,i.Unlessoneparentisagrey;thentheAgouti genotypeis_a.Wewouldhavetocolortestto determineifthefirstAgoutialleleiscapitalorlower case.A_1dr Raisa grey-blue eye turned brown later C_Red dun hooves turn darkerii. Unless that Fjord produces a grey offspring. Then with age 1dr Rasmuthat parent horse is Aa or aa.j. If someone breeds a red dun that doesnt carry grey, to a grey dun that doesnt carry red, all of the offspringwill be brown duns with genotype Aa Ee nn.i. If a red dun carrying grey, is bred to a grey carrying red, and the offspring is grey, the genotype of theoffspring is aa Ee nn.ii.Ifaredduncarryinggrey,isbredtoagrey carrying red, and the offspring is red dun, then thegenotype could be aa ee nn or Aa ee nn; a DNA color test is needed.k.AllkvitFjordsareCrCrfortheirCreamDilution genotype.Anynon-kvitoffspringofakvitFjordwillhaveonecopyofCreamDilutionandwillhavethe genotype nCr.l. A white dun, yellow dun or grey with cream will have aH_Stallion Rurik with son Rasmus both red duns red dorsal stripeCream Dilution genotype of nCr.m. A brown dun, red dun or grey without a cream parent will have a Cream Dilution genotype of nn.n. If a grey produces a cream-diluted offspring (white,yellow, grey with cream) with a mate that is not cream- diluted(mateisbrown,red,orgrey),thenthatgrey Fjord parent is a grey with cream: aa E_ nCr.Anyone can use the above information to decide whether they need to test their Fjord for one of the three color genes, Agouti, Red Factor, or Cream Dilution and report this to the NFHR Registrar for recording in the new database. Please remember that although Fjord colors are fun to understand and track, its important to consider all other qualities of a FjordbeforecolorintheprioritizationofwhetheraFjord shouldbebred.Simple,single-factorselection,likecolor, reduces genetic variation in the population, and its important to keep the breed diverse and versatile for the future health of the individuals in the Fjord breed. I_Newborn greys have eye ring 1dr Mathis32 Fjord Herald Issue #148Fall 2023'