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Yorkshire

Maternal breed; Always white; erect ears

Landrace

Maternal breed; ears droop forward; white with black spots; 4th most popular breed

Chester White

Maternal breed; white with limited freckles; 7th most popular breed

Duroc

Paternal breed; solid red color; drooping ears; 2nd most popular swine breed

Hampshire

Paternal breed; erect ears; black body with white belt; 3rd most popular breed

Spotted

Paternal breed; Black and white spots spread evenly

Berkshire

Paternal; Black with 6 white points; Erect ears; 6th most popular

Poland China

Dual-purpose breed; droopy ears

Shetland

Pony; short and stout in Britain; Fine bone and long neck in US

Hackney

Pony; known for high gait; used for shows

Welsh

Pony; second most popular; used for children

Iowa

Pony; Arabian and quarter horse mixture

Haflinger

Larger pony/shorter horse; Draft pony; excellent temper

Quarter Horse

Light horse; Most popular; All colors; known for short burst of speed

Thoroughbred

Light horse; 2nd most popular; Used for racing and English style riding

Paint

Light horse; 3rd most popular; red and white spots; good all around horse

Tennessee Walker

Light horse; 4th most popular; has a unique gait (running walk); used for pleasure and show; known for smooth ride

Standardbred

Light horse; 5th most popular; Used for harness racing; can have a pacer or trotter gait

Arabian

Light horse; 6th most popular; Oldest and purest breed; all horses trace back to this horse; black skin and various colors

Appaloosa

Light horse; 7th most popular breed; spots and splashes of color; Gentle; used in Western showing

Morgan

Light breed; First developed in US; strong; All colors but white; Stock saddle horses

Hanoverian

Warmblood; used for military and carriage; athletic, tall and stocky

Percheron

Draft breed; Black or gray; used for farm work or exhibition

Belgian

Draft breed; most popular; Bay, chestnut, roan; most massive draft breed

Shire

Draft breed; bay, brown or black; tallest draft breed; feathers on legs

Clydesdale

Draft breed; Bay and brown w/white markings; Budweiser horse

Light horse

Used for racing, showing, riding, stock work and harness; 14.2 - 17 hands tall; 900-1400 lbs

Pony

Less than 14.2 hands tall; 500-900 lbs.

Draft

Heavy work horses; used in war and farming; large animals

Walk

4 hooves hit the ground separately; slowest gait; 4 beats

Trot

Two hooves hit the ground at the same time alternatitng; two beats

Canter

between a trot and a gallop; 3 beats

Equine Herpesvirus Myeloencephalopathy (EHM)

Carried and transferred through mosquitos; No cure; Symptoms include abortion and uncoordination

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)

Carried through mosquitoes; Originates in blue jay; can be passed on to humans; Symptoms include drowsiness, seizures, abnormal gait and circling; no cure

Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis

Transmitted through opossum feces; Horses are dead end hosts; Symptoms include seizures, muscle atrophy and hemorrhage of white and gray matter

Tetanus

Found in soil; Symptoms include neck and back muscle spasms and prolapsed third eyelid

White Gene

Horse is unable to form pigment in skin; Horses with this dominant gene are white

WW

Homozygous dominant; Lethal


Ww

Heterozygous; Horse has pink skin, white hair, brown or blue eyes

ww

Homozygous recessive; Expression of other colors

Gray gene

Causes graying over time; horse may be another color initially

Extension Gene

Ability to grow black hair

EE

Homozygous dominant; Black skin/hair

Ee

Heterozygous; Black skin/hair

Agouti Gene

Distribution of black hair; only relevant if horse contains extension gene

AA

Homozygous dominant; Black at points

Aa

Heterozygous; Black at points

GG

Homozygous dominant;Horse becomes gray

Gg

Heterozygous; Horse becomes gray

gg

Homozygous recessive; no gray

ee

Homozygous recessive; red hair, black skin

aa

Homozygous recessive; Black over entire body

Cream gene

Causes pigment dilution

CcrCcr

Red and black dilutes to pale cream

CCcr

Red dilutes to yellow

CC

Other gene pigments will show

Day 1

Formation of head, backbone and central nervous system

Day 2

Formation of heart and first beats; eyes begin forming

Day 9

Beak formation; embryo starts to look birdlike

Day 16

Albumen is nearly gone and yolk is main source of energy

Day 19

Yolk sac enters body through umbilicus

Day 20

Embryo becomes a chick; breaks amnion; breathes air from air cell

Shell

Calcium carbonate; pores for oxygen

Membranes

air cell; inner and outer membrane

Albumen

3 layers

Chalaza

holds yolk in center for proper embryo development

Germinal disk

site where embryo begins development

Endoderm

cells that form the digestive tract, lungs and bladder

Mesoderm

skeletal structure; muscle and connective tissue

Ectoderm

skin, hair, brain, spinal cord

Epiblast

Structure that becomes chick

Hypoblast

Structure that becomes extra-embryonic membranes

22 weeks

The time in which hens begin laying eggs

Leghorn

Breed of poultry known for laying eggs

Cornish

Breed of poultry known for its meat (broiler) abilities

Plymouth Rock

Breed of poultry known for its meat (abilities); superior reproductive traits

White Cornish x White Plymouth Rock

Common breed cross for broiler production

Small White and Large Broad White

Major breeds of Turkey

Produces a White horse

Ww

Produces a Gray horse

GG/Gg

Produces a Bay horse

EE/Ee;AA/Aa;CC;ww;gg

Produces a Black horse

EE/Ee;aa;CC;ww;gg

Produces a Chestnut/Red/Sorrel horse

ee;aa/Aa/AA;CC;ww;gg

Produces a Buckskin horse

EE/Ee;AA/Aa;CCcr;ww;gg

Produces a Cremello horse

CcrCcr

Produces a Palomino horse

ee;AA/Aa/aa;CCcr,ww,gg