Original scientific paper

EXTERIOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF CROATIAN COLOURED GOAT

B. Mioč ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb
Z. Prpić ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb
I. Vnučec ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb
V. Sušić ; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Heinzelova 55, 10000 Zagreb
Z. Antunović ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta J.J. Strossmayer u Osijeku
Z. Barać ; Hrvatski stočarski centar, Ilica 101, 10000 Zagreb
Vesna Pavić ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Svetošimunska cesta 25, 10000 Zagreb

Abstract

The aim of this research was to determine exterior characteristics of different categories of Croatan coloured goats, using a commission evaluation and body measurements. Thus, totally 651 Croatian coloured goats were picked out from totally 4 flocks: two flocks located in south Velebit area and two flocks located in the area of Dinara and Kamešnica, and divided into age groups according to the teeth: 90 female hoggets about 13 months old; 146 young goats between 2 and 3.5 years old; 380 adult does older than 3.5 years; 28 male kids about 11 months old and 7 young bucks about 30 months old. The body of investigated animals (except the legs) is overgrown with thick, lengthy and dense hair of a black-white, brown or grey-white colour and rarely of a single colour. The head is medium sized, with obligatory horns mostly curving backwards, shaped like a sabre. The neck is narrow and flat, often with tassels hanging under the throat. Hind part of the trunk is more developed than the front part. The chest and scallop are narrow. Legs are thin, but stable, with well developed hoofs that are mostly black. The mean crest height of adult goats was 61.32 cm, the trunk length 69.06 cm, the chest width 17.83 cm, the chest depth 30.64 cm, the circumference of the chest 84.25 cm, the circumference of the leg 8.33 cm, the length of the horns 29.49 cm and the body weight was 44.01 kg. In comparison with adult goats, young does have well developed body conformation (they obtain 96% of crest height and 95% of the trunk length of adult goats). All established body measurements of young bucks were higher than in goats of the same age groups: the crest height was 65.29 cm, the trunk length 72.57 cm, the chest width 18.14 cm, the chest depth 32.85 cm, the circumference of the chest 88.42 cm, the circumference of the leg 11.03 cm and the body weight was 51.28 kg.

Keywords

Croatian coloured goat; exterior; body measurements; trunk conformation

Hrčak ID:

33021

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/33021

Publication date:

15.2.2009.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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