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EXTERIOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DALMATIAN PRAMENKA SHEEP

Ivan Širić ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Boro Mioč ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Vesna Pavić ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Zvonko Antunović ; Poljoprivredni fakultet Sveučilišta u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Ivan Vnučec ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Zdravko Barać ; Hrvatska poljoprivredna agencija, Križevci, Hrvatska
Zvonimir Prpić ; Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska


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The aim of this research was to determine exterior characteristics of Dalmatian Pramenka ewes and rams, using a commission evaluation and body measurements. The research was conducted in Zadarska and Šibensko-kninska Counties and evaluation and measuring of exterior of sheep of different categories, gender and body development were performed. Thus, totally 626 Dalmatian Pramenka sheep were and divided into age groups according to the teeth: 93 ewe hoggets about 12 months old; 103 young sheep between 2 and 3.5 years old; 420 adult ewes older than 3.5 years; and 10 adult rams. The evaluation was combined of subjective commission assessment of exterior, determining the age according to the teeth, measuring each animal with Lydtin stick and measuring tape and weighing. The measuring included height of withers, length of the trunk, width of the chest, depth of the chest, circumference of the chest, circumference of the leg and body weight determination. Data were analyzed using procedure MEANS of SAS statistical package.
The average height of withers of adult Dalmatian Pramenka ewes was 57.77 cm, the length of the trunk 64.88 cm, the width of the chest 17.82 cm, the depth of the chest 28.44 cm, the circumference of the chest 81.8 cm, the circumference of the leg 7.51 cm and body weight 38.56 kg. According to this data, Dalmatian Pramenka is assorted to small, Mediterranean sheep breeds. Ewe hoggets had 94.85% of adult sheep's height of withers, 95.29% of adult sheep's length of the trunk and 81.56% of their final body weight. A significant influence of the sex on body development was determined, so the rams of Dalmatian Pramenka were more developed than the ewes.

Ključne riječi

Dalmatian Pramenka; exterior; trunk conformation; body measurements

Hrčak ID:

50766

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/50766

Datum izdavanja:

25.3.2010.

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