Conformation evaluation, performance test and estimating of breeding value of the Furioso-North Star and some foreign horse breeds (Review)

Gergely, Zita and Pongrácz, László and Szabó, Ferenc (2016) Conformation evaluation, performance test and estimating of breeding value of the Furioso-North Star and some foreign horse breeds (Review). ACTA AGRONOMICA ÓVÁRIENSIS, 57 (1-2). pp. 95-109. ISSN 1416-647X

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Abstract

In the last four years we studied the development of conformation of the Furioso-North Star, which is a traditional Hungarian horse breed. Continuing the research we are trying to answer the following question: is the current conformation and breeding value evaluation system the best for assessing the Furioso-North Star? This question is important because in recent years horses have been used mainly for competitive sports. In the breeding of the Furioso-North Star the progress in this direction is more difficult as it is not specifically a sport horse breed and the number of individuals is also quite low. Therefore it is hard to compete with the significant European sport horse breeding countries (e.g. Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium). They have a much greater horse population and their research and support system as well as financial resources are much stronger. Nevertheless, they should act as an example to us in our horse breeding. In the following review, we are presenting the Furioso-North Star and the conformation and breeding value evaluation systems which are used in our country and some European countries as well, so we can see the similarities and the differences between the various systems and methods.

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