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Any reason to color test a palomino stud?

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wyoming barrel racer
Reg. Apr 2006
Posted 2017-03-23 8:45 PM
Subject: Any reason to color test a palomino stud?


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Location: Wonderful Wyoming		 Sire is palomino dam is bay by a sorrel stallion and I believe her dam was bay or brown. 
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casualdust07
Reg. Mar 2005
Posted 2017-03-24 8:52 AM
Subject: RE: Any reason to color test a palomino stud?



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Location: Texas		The only reason to test would be to know the agouti gene, since it isn't expressed on red based foals. That would tell you if he has the ability to sire black and/or smokey black when bred to an Aa bay or black mare.
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OregonBR
Reg. Dec 2003
Posted 2017-03-24 10:37 AM
Subject: RE: Any reason to color test a palomino stud?


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casualdust07 - 2017-03-24 6:52 AM

The only reason to test would be to know the agouti gene, since it isn't expressed on red based foals. That would tell you if he has the ability to sire black and/or smokey black when bred to an Aa bay or black mare.

This ^^^
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wyoming barrel racer
Reg. Apr 2006
Posted 2017-03-24 5:17 PM
Subject: RE: Any reason to color test a palomino stud?


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Location: Wonderful Wyoming		Is it worth it to know that? I'm not a color breeder and love to get a bay but of course a buckskin is fun toolol, but I know some actively seek that info. 
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ThreeCorners
Reg. Nov 2003
Posted 2017-03-24 6:23 PM
Subject: RE: Any reason to color test a palomino stud?


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Location: Where I am happiest		Honestly, it would make no difference to me. He's yellow, he could sire any color under the rainbow depending on the mare.  
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wyoming barrel racer
Reg. Apr 2006
Posted 2017-03-24 7:09 PM
Subject: RE: Any reason to color test a palomino stud?


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ThreeCorners - 2017-03-24 5:23 PM Honestly, it would make no difference to me. He's yellow, he could sire any color under the rainbow depending on the mare.  

sounds like the right answer lol. Thanks 
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