Alpaca colour genotyping, a new tool to enhance breeding decisions

Alpaca colour genotyping, a new tool to enhance breeding decisions

April 22, 2023

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Alpaca colour genotyping, a new tool to enhance breeding decisions

April 22, 2023

A new and exciting piece of ‘kit’ for the decision toolbox is colour genotyping. Knowing the genetic colour of your animals and what colour mutations they carry will significantly contribute to or detract from your breeding goals.

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The Alpaca Coat Colour Test has been developed in collaboration with Dr. Kylie Munyard from Curtin
University of Western Australia, who has conducted extensive research in the area of alpaca coat colour
genetics.

A new and exciting piece of ‘kit’ for the decision toolbox is colour genotyping. Knowing the genetic colour of your animals and what colour mutations they carry will significantly contribute to or detract from your breeding goals.

Colour genotyping identifies what mutations are carried on the two colour genes (ASIP and MC1R). This is important if you are wishing to breed white or light fawns, as for these colours to be expressed research indicates two dilution mutations are required.

Colour genotyping allows you to predict the percentage chance of a particular colour cria from a particular mating.

Want to breed greys or don’t want to breed greys… colour genotyping will identify if your animal carries the grey KIT gene.

To learn more, register for the Colour Code Conference, Auckland, 17 June 2023.