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Stočarstvo : Časopis za unapređenje stočarstva, Vol. 68 No. 1, 2014.

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REPRODUCTIVE PARAMETERS OF THOROUGHBRED MARES IN CROATIA

N. Korabi ; Croatian Center for Horse Breeding - State Stud Farms Đakovo and Lipik, Lipik, Croatia
Mirjana Baban ; University of J. J. Strossmayer, Faculty of Agriculture, Osijek, Croatia
B. Antunović ; University of J. J. Strossmayer, Faculty of Agriculture, Osijek, Croatia
Ž. Pavičić ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
M. Ostović ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
D. Tadić ; Croatian Center for Horse Breeding - State Stud Farms Đakovo and Lipik, Lipik, Croatia
D. Jakšić ; Croatian Center for Horse Breeding - State Stud Farms Đakovo and Lipik, Lipik, Croatia
Nikica Prvanović Babić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-5834-5672 ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

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For the purpose of gaining better cognition on Thoroughbred breeding in Croatia, reproductive parameters of 87 Thoroughbred mares were analyzed. An average age of the first covering and foaling were 5.9 and 6.6 years, respectively. The average gestation length was 341.1 days and the most frequent foaling period (20.2% of foalings) was recorded between 336 to 340 days of gestation. Prolonged gestation period (p<0.05) was determined in colts. The gestation length was the longest in January (344.4 days) and the shortest in July (324.0 days). Between the gestation length and the age of the mare no significant correlation was found. There was a trend of foaling rate decreasing in mares older than 11 years. The highest number of successively registered foalings with 10 live born foals was observed on 2 individual samples. The greatest number of foalings occurred in April (30.9%), whilst there was no foaling in October. The genders were 50.6% male and 49.4% female foals. The incidence of abortions was 7.3%. Although indicators point to the breeding strategy heading towards the right direction, by educating the owners and with frequent veterinary supervision, especially for twin reduction, the reproductive performance could be enhanced.

Ključne riječi

Croatia; mares; reproductive parameters; Thoroughbred

Hrčak ID:

135207

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/135207

Datum izdavanja:

30.4.2014.

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