I have a bay roan stallion that a friend of mine wants to breed her blue roan mare too. Will this cross produce a lethal roan? Will any roan to roan cross be lethal?
2006-10-11 08:30:33 · 11 answers · asked by kristie_ann22 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Depends on the genetics. Do both horses come from both roan parents? If only one parent of each horse was roan, there is a chance for a viable roan offspring. If your stallion is from 2 roans, and her mare is from 2 roans, chances are good it will be lethal.
http://www.horsecolor.com/white_mixed/roan/index.htm
2006-10-11 08:45:09 · answer #1 · answered by Dreamer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just an FYI for some of the people answering this...Yes, there are lethal color combinations in horses. Genetic defects can arise and cause the mare to reabsorb. I had never heard of a lethal roan until reading the article posted above, but do know about lethal whites.
2006-10-11 08:54:29 · answer #2 · answered by dph 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, NO, IT IS FINE FOR YOU TO BREED THEM. THATS HOW PEOPLE MADE NEW COLORS OF HORSES BACK IN THE OLDEN DAYS. YOU CAN DO SOME RESEARCH TO GET AN EDUCATED GUESS OF WHAT COLOR YOUR FOAL WILL BE WHEN ITS BORN, BUT TO BE SURE, YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT COMES OUT... IT COULD BE EITHER A BLUE OR BAY ROAN, A RED ROAN, OR NOT A ROAN AT ALL. GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO DO IT!
2006-10-11 08:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dunno about roan to roan lethals, just lethal white. But if there is a lethal roan, it will probably be recessive and unlikely to show up unless you get 2 recessives for the gene, like with the lethal white.
2006-10-11 10:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by nokhada5 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I shouldn't be lethal unless either parent is a carrier for a recessive lethal tendency.
2006-10-11 08:33:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose you could if they were attracted to each other because I wouldn't try and force them as I think it's immoral. I believe you could because you get cross breed dogs all the time so why not cross breed horses.
Hope it helps.
2006-10-11 09:55:02 · answer #6 · answered by ??77 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
im not sure but iv never heard of a cross being lethal. good luck with whatever you decide to do.
2006-10-11 09:07:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
that would be a cool colored foal. try it cant hurt to try and no it wont be lethal its just a coat color.
2006-10-11 08:45:18 · answer #8 · answered by Chevy Babe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
thats perfectly fine
2006-10-11 17:11:33 · answer #9 · answered by emmie 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
...doestn lethal mean deadly
2006-10-11 08:58:27 · answer #10 · answered by Skittles 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋