Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXI, Issue 1
Written by V. FOKSHA, Aleksandra KONSTANDOGLO, Gr. MORAR, G. PEYKOV, G. TATARU
Were investigated the exterior features on the basis of sampling and the calculation of the physique indexes of Holstein cows of Dutch and German breeding in the herd of Joint-Stock Company „Aydyn”, Comrat, Administrative and Territorial Unit Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova. Cows of German breeding in many measurements had superiority in comparison with contemporaries. A cow of Dutch breeding were significantly inferior to the peers of the German selection for high-altitude measurements - the height at the withers and in the sacrum was 2.6 cm (P˂0.05) and 2.0 cm (P˂0.01), respectively. The body in length was better developed at cows of Dutch breeding - according to the index of stretching; they exceeded the peers of German breeding by 2.1 %.
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