Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Ana Maria PRUNĂ, Marius MAFTEI, Mihai PRUNĂ, Dorel DRONCA, Marius DOLIȘ, Claudia PÂNZARU, Alexandru Vladimir VÎRGOLICI, Gheorghe Emil MĂRGINEAN
This study is just a part of an ample research which aims to create a monography of the Pure Arabian horses in Romania. At this stage, in this article, we present the results of research on energetic capacity (speed). Unfortunately, the Pure Arabian horses from the Mangalia National Stud do not perform competitive activities on the racetrack (as would be the case). Due to this situation, we had to use the times recorded in the qualifying races on the stud's racetrack. Certainly, if more performances had been recorded for each individual, the situation would have been completely different.73 Pure Arabian horses were studied, including 12 sire stallions and 61 broodmares. These 73 horses represent the entire reproductive nucleus of the Pure Arabian horse breed from the Mangalia stud farm. The results obtained from the statistical analyses were evaluated in accordance with the national criteria for grading and ranking of Purebred Arabian horses. The average performance of individuals from reproductive nucleus of the breed was 1’17”45/km, 1’17”53 for broodmares, amd 1’17 for sire stallions.
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