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Australian Shepherd Dog

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A Field Guide to Coloration of Australian Shepherds

A guide to the various colorations of the breed. Examples of acceptable and unacceptable colors.

http://www.ashgi.org/color/
Basic Genetics and the Australian Shepherd - Inheritance of Color and Pattern

Describes red/black pigment inheritance in the breed, with Punnett squares.

http://www.asca.org/Education/Advanced/colorgen.htm
Basic Genetics and the Australian Shepherd - Multiple Alleles

Inheritance of Agouti (A) and Piebald (S) genes in this breed, with Punnett squares.

http://www.asca.org/Education/Advanced/allele.htm
Can You See? - Inherited Eye Disease in Aussies

Describes congenital defects of the eye, with an emphasis on the Australian Shepherd.

http://www.asca.org/Education/Advanced/canusee.htm
Lethal White Aussie

Describes the inheritance of Merle (M) in the Australian Shepherd.

http://handicappedpets.com/Articles/aussie/
The Trouble With Merle

Article describing the inheritance of Merle in the Australian Shepherd.

http://www.asca.org/Education/Advanced/troublemerle.htm
Western Hills: Genetic Problems

Introduces the genetic diseases and conditions known to affect the Australian Shepherd.

http://www.westernhillsaussies.com/genetics.html
White-linked Deafness in Australian Shepherds

Article describing deafness associated with the Piebald gene (S). Includes description of the gene and diagram of the affected ear.

http://www.asca.org/Education/Advanced/whitedeaf.htm

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