Abstract
The evaluation of animals by exteriors and constitutions is an important component in an integrated selection system. Exterior of farm animals is an external manifestation of the constitution and fully characterizes their tribal, productive and adaptive capabilities. The exteriors also assess the degree of animal typical for the line, family, because the type of body structure, along with the indicators of milk productivity is the main selection criterion for the improvement of any breed. The research was carried out on a herd of cows of Ukrainian Black-and- Spotted Dairy breed in the amount of 320 heads in the LTD “Pershe Travnya” Drohobych district Lviv region. The definition of productive types was carried out in accordance with the recommendations from the evaluation of the type of body tissue of dairy cattle of Derzhagroprom of Ukraine (1991). In the result of the evaluation, two groups of animals were identified: milk and milk and meat types. At the same time, in each production type, two groups of cows were established by the method of genealogical analysis: I – up to 75% and II – over 75% of the inheritance of Holstein breed. As a result of the conducted research, it was established that the cows of the Ukrainian Black-and-Spotted Dairy breed are characterized by strong body structure and good muscle development. The assessment of exterior – constitutional parameters of experimental animals revealed, that from 320 cows to dairy type belong 170 heads, or 55.6%, and to a milk-meat type – 142 heads, or 44.4%. It was installed that the cows of Ukrainian Black-and-Spotted Dairy breed of various types of production, despite the same conditions of keeping, are distinguished by the following measurements: height at the withers – 132.9 – 136.2 cm, height in the back - 135.8 – 138.9 cm, height in the sacrum – 137.7 – 140.7 cm, depth of chest – 72.9 – 75.9 cm, breast width 43.4 – 45.9 cm, breast circumference – 193.3 – 196.4 cm, curvature of the body – 160.7 – 165.3 cm, spit curve length of the back – 53.6 – 55.1 cm, girth heel – 19.7 – 20.5 cm. The indicated measurements in the section of lactation in high-clover cows compared to animals with a proportion of heredity of holstein to 75% are generally higher in both types of production. This indicates that with the increase in genotypes the share of heredity and among the animals of the milk-meat type are formed externality signs with a bias in the milk type.
Highlights
The evaluation of animals by exteriors and constitutions is an important component in an integrated selection system
The exteriors assess the degree of animal typical for the line, family, because the type of body structure, along with the indicators of milk productivity is the main selection criterion for the improvement of any breed
In each production type, two groups of cows were established by the method of genealogical analysis: I – up to 75% and II – over 75% of the inheritance of Holstein breed
Summary
O.M., Shalovylo, S.G., Bojko, A.O., & Oseredchuk, R.S. (2018). Extraterritorialconstitutional features of Вlack-and-Spotted Dairy cows of different affinity and production types. Екстер’єрно-конституційні особливості корів української чорно-рябої молочної породи різної кровності та виробничих типів. Визначення виробничих типів проводили згідно з рекомендаціями з оцінки типу будови тіла молочної худоби. У результаті проведеної оцінки було виділено дві групи тварин: молочного типу та молочном’ясного. У результаті проведених досліджень встановлено, що корови української чорно-рябої молочної породи характеризуються міцною будовою тіла та добрим розвитком мускулатури. Встановлено, що корови української чорно-рябої молочної породи різних виробничих типів, незважаючи на однакові умови утримання, відрізняються між собою екстер’єрно-конституційними особливостями. Визначення виробничих типів проводили згідно з рекомендаціями з оцінки типу тілоскладу молочної худоби Держагропрому України.
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