Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXII, Issue 2
Written by Claudia PÂNZARU, Ioan GÎLCĂ, Marius DOLIȘ, Răzvan RADU-RUSU, Roxana Nicoleta RAȚU, Mihaela IVANCIA
The paper was based on analyzing 119 Shagya Arabian mares (Dahoman, El-Sbaa, Gazal, Hadban, Koheilan, Mersuch, Shagya and Siglavy-Bagdady bloodlines), reared in Rădăuți stud farm, between 1996-2016 years regarding fecundity percent, gestation length, abortion rate and foaling-interval parameters. The main purpose was to establish if the reproduction indices registered at females taken into study respect the limits indicated by the literature which can establish if the population can be included into the breeds' standard; the results showed that the fecundity percent had lower values than the literature describes and the foaling-interval exceeded the limits given by the literature, facts that reveal some aspects related to the reproduction process need to be reconsidered.
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