Champagne, a dominant color dilution of horses.docVIP

P DP Sponenberg AT Bowling Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, (Received 3 June 1996; accepted 2 July 1996) Summary - Champagne dilution of horses results in a group of pale colors which have mottled dusky skin and amber eyes. Body color varies from light brown to gold or cream. Eye color of champagne foals is blue, and darkens to amber with age. The mating of champagne to nonchampagne horses resulted in 54 champagne and 40 nonchampagne C) (X2 = 2.1, 1 df, P 0.1). This This allele dilutes black to pale brown with dark brown points, dilutes bay to yellow wi