<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> The objective of the study was to determine the effects of some factors on the breeding and performance championship results of Hucul horses. The study material were results of the national finals of the breeding and performance championships for Hucul horses held during 2009-2015. These included breeding champion, the Hucul path as well as the endurance-condition tests. The one-way ANOVA and GLM procedure (multivariate ANOVA with interaction effects) were employed to estimate the impact of the analysed variables on the results of the breeding and performance assessment. The current results were, for the Hucul path and endurance-condition tests, significantly lower than for 2013. Individuals that were held in the foothills and mountain areas attained significantly higher scores at the breeding and performance championships. Strong impacts of breeding environment on levels of inbreeding were only observed in cases where the scores in respect of horse movement were at walk (η2p=0.13; P=0.04), trot (η2p=0.17; P=0.003) and the results for Hucul path (η2p=0.18, P=0.002). By far the strongest impact on the assessment for type (η2p=0.36, P=0.000) and conformation (η2p=0.32, P=0.006) was exercised by the interaction of age with male line and breeding environment, but in case of rating for movement at walk and trot, it was for the interaction of age with inbreeding and the breeding environment, namely η2p=0.31, P=0.04; η2p=0.33, P=0.01 respectively. Dependencies between components of assessment for Hucul horses were correlated at low and medium levels.</abstract>

The objective of the study was to determine the effects of some factors on the breeding and performance championship results of Hucul horses. The study material were results of the national finals of the breeding and performance championships for Hucul horses held during 2009-2015. These included breeding champion, the Hucul path as well as the endurance-condition tests. The one-way ANOVA and GLM procedure (multivariate ANOVA with interaction effects) were employed to estimate the impact of the analysed variables on the results of the breeding and performance assessment. The current results were, for the Hucul path and endurance-condition tests, significantly lower than for 2013. Individuals that were held in the foothills and mountain areas attained significantly higher scores at the breeding and performance championships. Strong impacts of breeding environment on levels of inbreeding were only observed in cases where the scores in respect of horse movement were at walk (η2p=0.13; P=0.04), trot (η2p=0.17; P=0.003) and the results for Hucul path (η2p=0.18, P=0.002). By far the strongest impact on the assessment for type (η2p=0.36, P=0.000) and conformation (η2p=0.32, P=0.006) was exercised by the interaction of age with male line and breeding environment, but in case of rating for movement at walk and trot, it was for the interaction of age with inbreeding and the breeding environment, namely η2p=0.31, P=0.04; η2p=0.33, P=0.01 respectively. Dependencies between components of assessment for Hucul horses were correlated at low and medium levels.

Effect of some factors on championship results and performance in Hucul horses

Annals of Animal Science

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The objective of the study was to determine the effects of some factors on the breeding and performance championship results of Hucul horses. The study...

Effect of some factors on championship results and performance in Hucul horses

Published Online: Jan 30, 2018

Page range: 209 - 224

Received: Oct 01, 2016

Accepted: Oct 03, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2017-0031

Keywords
Hucul horses, performance value, breeding environment

© by Jadwiga Topczewska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Effect of some factors on championship results and performance in Hucul horses

Published Online: Jan 30, 2018

Page range: 209 - 224

Received: Oct 01, 2016

Accepted: Oct 03, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aoas-2017-0031

KeywordsHucul horses, performance value, breeding environment

© by Jadwiga Topczewska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Hucul horses, performance value, breeding environment