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A Comparative analysis of the exterior, horse temperament, and keeping conditions of Žemaitukai horses raised on distinct (X and Y) stud farms / Vilma Vilienė, Asta Racevičiūtė-Stupelienė, Monika Nutautaitė, Jurgita Noreikaitė
Type of publication
Tezės Scopus duomenų bazėje / Theses in Scopus database (T1a2)
Title
A Comparative analysis of the exterior, horse temperament, and keeping conditions of Žemaitukai horses raised on distinct (X and Y) stud farms / Vilma Vilienė, Asta Racevičiūtė-Stupelienė, Monika Nutautaitė, Jurgita Noreikaitė
Extent
p. 98-98.
Is part of
Veterinarija ir zootechnika : 2nd international scientific conference “Livestock production: recent trends and future prospects” : 2022 November 16. Kaunas / Lithuanian University of Health Sciences. Veterinary Academy. Faculty of Animal Sciences : abstracts. Kaunas : Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universiteto Veterinarijos akademija., 2022, vol. 80, suppl. 2.
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Originalus / Original
Description
Bibliogr.: p. 98
Field of Science
Abstract
Each breed of horses has its own set of evaluation standards, and body composition has long been an essential indicator of working capacity. Aspects of body shape and size correlate directly with movement characteristics, making it easier to select horses for certain use [1, 2]. Therefore, this study was designed to perform a Žemaitukai horse breed comparative analysis between X and Y studs by evaluating the horses’ exteriors, body measurement indices, temperaments, and keeping conditions. Research was carried out with a total of 12 horses, each stud farm consisting of 6 Žemaitukai breed horses (n = 6 horses/stud farm), which were selected by sex (4 mares and 2 stallions were selected from each stud) and age (the average horse age was 10 years old). The horses were assessed on their exterior according to a certain feature, 24 body parts measurements and their indices, temperament according to positive and negative traits, and keeping circumstances. The exterior of the horses showed that statistically significantly higher measurements were obtained for Žemaitukai horses bred in the Y stud farm: a significantly longer average forearm length by 1.8 cm, an almost 10 cm wider pelvis, and 5.4 cm longer foreleg length from wrist joint to hoof, compared to horses bred in the X stud farm (P < 0.05). Horse body size indices (foreleg length from heel to hoof; large body format; small body format) revealed that the X stud farm had 5.5, 2.8, and 6.6 cm lower indices than the Y stud farm (P < 0.05). Compared to the exterior of the horses according to the calibre type, the horses of the Y stud farm scored 0.8 points more than the X horses (P < 0.05). However, the horses from the X stud farm had a higher ossification of the fore cannon and the hind cannon (P < 0.05). After assessing the temperament of Žemaitukai horses, it was discovered that the horses from the X stud farm possessed a greater number of positive character qualities. These horses displayed features of peace, comfort, and energy for the most of the time. The Y stable had generally peaceful horses, but after evaluating the negative attributes, more of them were discovered on the X stud farm, primarily impatience and challenging management. The horses were more difficult to manage in the Y stud farm, even though the total number of negative features was lower. As an outcome, both studs possessed more positive than negative temperament traits. Examining the conditions of keeping Žemaitukai horses in X and Y stud farms revealed that horses are kept in different types of stables: the X stud farm had a pen system (n = 1 horse/pen), and the Y stud farm had a fencing system. However, the housing systems of both stud farmsmet the requirements. Overall, while the research provided relatively comparable findings, only a few significant differences in the exterior, body measurements, and indices of X and Y stud farm horses were detected. Despite varied horse-keeping practises, there were not enough significant differences in the traits studied, and no clear trend was revealed.
Type of document
type::text::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper
ISSN (of the container)
1392-2130
2669-2511
Other Identifier(s)
(LSMU ALMA)991693886207106
Coverage Spatial
Lietuva / Lithuania (LT)
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Bibliographic Details
2
Journal | Cite Score | SNIP | SJR | Year | Quartile |
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Veterinarija ir Zootechnika | 0.2 | 0.124 | 0.128 | 2022 | Q4 |