Points (coat color)

In many species, colorpoint patterns come from a genetic mechanism causing pigment to be produced only in cooler areas of the body, called acromelanism.

[6] Sheep breeds with black points include: Clun Forest, Dorset Down, Hampshire Down, Norfolk Horn, Oxford Down, Shropshire, Suffolk, and Valais Blacknose.

In cattle, extreme color-sidedness creates a colorpoint pattern with a white body and darker ears, nose, and feet.

[8][9] In donkeys, the term "points" refers to the muzzle, rings around the eyes, belly, and upper inner legs, which are usually light in color.

Dark points are caused by a recessive allele of agouti found in Normand and Miniature donkeys.