Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.19, sa.4, ss.693-698, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
In this research, the running times and body sizes of the male Arabian horses in Javelin Clubs of the Erzurum province were determined. The effects of the performance based groupings of horses, age and body condition score (BCS) were investigated on these parameters. The phenotypic correlations between the running times and body sizes were calculated. The average values of the withers height (154.19 +/- 0.33), the height at the rump (154.27 +/- 0.35) and the depth of the chest (67.01 +/- 0.25) were found higher than those reported for some horse races, especially for the Arabian horses; the rump length (47.51 +/- 0.25), width of the front chest (38.41 +/- 0.21), chest circumference (157.53 +/- 0.58) and the length of the head (54.75 +/- 0.20) were found lower, and the front cannon bone circumference size (19.40 +/- 0.14) was found similar or higher. Horses having higher chest depth and rump length were determined to be preferred for javelin sport in the classification made according to the running performance of the horses and the preferences of the breeders. Increases in the width of the front chest and the front cannon bone circumference were observed as the age of horses advanced. No differences in body sizes were observed between BCS 3 and 4 horses. While there were many significant correlations between the body sizes, no relationship was detected between the examined body sizes and the running times. When investigated according to the running times, it was determined that BCS 3 horses (4.71 +/- 0.080) were running faster that BCS 4 horses (4.96 +/- 0.048).