<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the present work was to analyse biometric parameters of the Silesian horse population over a period of 60 years. The research material consisted of almost 11 000 horses. The post-German breeding material was accepted as the basis of the breed, and then the project traced the changes that the population underwent as a result of inconsistent breeding policy. Zoometric indices were found to vary considerably over the years and there was a definite reaction to breeding selection, leading to changes in animal type during a short period of time.</p></abstract>

The aim of the present work was to analyse biometric parameters of the Silesian horse population over a period of 60 years. The research material consisted of almost 11 000 horses. The post-German breeding material was accepted as the basis of the breed, and then the project traced the changes that the population underwent as a result of inconsistent breeding policy. Zoometric indices were found to vary considerably over the years and there was a definite reaction to breeding selection, leading to changes in animal type during a short period of time.

Zoometric Indices in Silesian Horses in the Years 1945-2005

Department of Horse Breeding and Riding, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kożuchowska 6, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland

Institute of Computer Science, Automatics and Robotics, Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

Annals of Animal Science

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The aim of the present work was to analyse biometric parameters of the Silesian horse population over a period of 60 years. The research material consisted of...

Zoometric Indices in Silesian Horses in the Years 1945-2005

Published Online: Nov 25, 2011

Page range: 557 - 567

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10220-011-0007-x

Keywords
horses, Silesian breed, breeding, selection, measurements, indices

This content is open access.

Zoometric Indices in Silesian Horses in the Years 1945-2005

Published Online: Nov 25, 2011

Page range: 557 - 567

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10220-011-0007-x

Keywordshorses, Silesian breed, breeding, selection, measurements, indices

This content is open access.

Keywords
horses, Silesian breed, breeding, selection, measurements, indices