Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXIV, Issue 1
Written by Mihai PRUNA, Teodor COCOR, Marius MAFTEI, Livia VIDU, Iulian VLAD, Gheorghe MARGINEAN
This study is a part of an ample research regarding racing performance’s improvement of Romanian Trotter horse breed. Study of average values of the main body dimensions that are used in horse selection process can offer an idea about the population genetic level, because, regarding to a population, the average of phenotypic value is equal with average of genotypic value. The main body dimensions that was analysed in this study and who are used in the selection process of horses in Romania, is: withers height, thoracyc perimether and cannon bone perimether. All this evaluation of Romania Trotter horses through the integration of individs in an evaluation class, it was made in accordance with selection methodology. The biological material is represented by 62 Romanian Trotter horses, 8 males and 54 females, at different ages, owned by Dor Marunt studfarm. The average performances of characters are presented in the paper. We can observe a small grade of variability with some differences between sexes. The average performances of the characters are between characteristic limits of the breed.
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