Dr. E. Gus Cothran

Dr Cothran received his PhD in genetics from the University of Oklahoma and became a member of the Department of Veterinary Science team at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY in 1986. He is currently the Director of the Equine Parentage Testing and Research Laboratory and Research Professor in the Department of Veterinary Science. He is involved in research as it relates to the genetic mapping of horses, the genetics of specific characteristics (such as coat color and hereditary disease) of horses, population genetics and conservation genetics of rare breeds.

He is an avid supporter of conserving rare breeds and a genetic advisor to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.

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