Vitiligo in horses

• Vitiligo is an idiopathic loss of pigment especially in hairless or thin-haired areas.
• Vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder characterized clinically by depigmentation of the skin-both epidermis and hairs-caused by destruction of melanocytes.
• Increased autoantibodies against melanin, tyrosinase, and various tissues are frequently present in vitiligo patients.
• Vitiligo is also considered hereditary and more common in some breeds.
• vitiligo is simply a cosmetic problem.
• Symptoms include flat areas on the skin that feel normal and have no pitmentation.
• White hair can be caused for a variety of reasons such as sound trauma, saddle sores, improperly fitting tack, sunburn and sundamage, frostbite, infections