Foals will be born completely white, and have a problem with their digestive tract not being fully formed. The foal may pass meconium, but the intestine is essentially pinched, and the foal can not pass fecal matter. They usually do not survive more than a few days.
It is important to know , Not all, all white horses are lethal white horses. They can be maximum expressed Overo. Also, not all overos are what they call, FRAME overo or carry that recessive gene. Also, the gene CAN be carried in horses not expressing the overo color pattern. Paint genetics for color patterns are insane! That Is why I am having my guy genetically tested to determine exactly WHAT he is in terms of color, pattern and the genetics that go along with it. I want to be certain what he is. lol
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Date: 2008-11-24 03:40 pm (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_white_syndrome
Foals will be born completely white, and have a problem with their digestive tract not being fully formed. The foal may pass meconium, but the intestine is essentially pinched, and the foal can not pass fecal matter. They usually do not survive more than a few days.
It is important to know , Not all, all white horses are lethal white horses. They can be maximum expressed Overo. Also, not all overos are what they call, FRAME overo or carry that recessive gene. Also, the gene CAN be carried in horses not expressing the overo color pattern. Paint genetics for color patterns are insane! That Is why I am having my guy genetically tested to determine exactly WHAT he is in terms of color, pattern and the genetics that go along with it. I want to be certain what he is. lol