MORPHOFUNCTIONAL EVALUATION AND SIGNALING OF EQUINES
cod. 17023

Academic year 2007/08
2° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Zootecnica speciale (AGR/19)
Field
Zootecnia e produzioni animali
Type of training activity
Characterising
96 hours
of face-to-face activities
8 credits
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course unit
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Learning objectives

This unit has been designed to provide the means for correctly compiling a horse identification report.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

<br /> <br />Identification and reporting of horses<br />- Characteristics of the coat, origin of pigment and colour definition<br />- Phenotypic classification of coats<br />- Genetic basis of horse coats<br />- Distinguishing marks and their use in reporting<br />- Other identification-related criteria:<br />Blood types, DNA, Microchip

Full programme

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Bibliography

D. P. S. Sponenberg: Equine color genetics (second edition) Iowa State Press

Teaching methods

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Assessment methods and criteria

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Other information

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