Conference paper

A CRITICAL SITUATION WITH POSAVIAN HORSE IN CROATIA

Miroslav Sukalić ; Centar za reprodukciju u stočarstvu Hrvatske, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Ivo Gegec ; Centar za reprodukciju u stočarstvu Hrvatske, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
B. Stanković ; Centar za reprodukciju u stočarstvu Hrvatske, Zagreb, Republika Hrvatska
Josip Ljubešić ; Poljoprivredni institut Križevci, Republika Hrvatska

Abstract

In the Republic of Croatia there is a need for making an attempt to save Posavian horse. Croatian coldblooded horse is not endangered breed, as it is noticed in World Watch List for Domestic Animal Diversity (p.243). The Posavian horse in croatian scientific literature is described as an autochton breed from the Sava river valley. Its origin begins with crossings of autochton horses with Illyrian, Celtic, Roman, Avarian and other horse still the middle of our century. Posavian horse is a Przewalsky form of horse breed. The basical external measures for mares were: Height of wither with stick: 136,30 - 137,14 cm, deepness of breast: 63,03 - 64,50 cm, the circuit of metacarpus from 17,64 - 18,06 cm. The weight of adult mares were 311 - 342kg. We have started with searching for such animals in some areas for identification and determination of breed as critical or extincted.

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Hrčak ID:

162687

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/162687

Publication date:

23.11.1994.

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