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| KASHIWAMURA, Fumiro; AVGAANDORJ, Avarzed; FURUMURA, Keiko; 柏村, 文郎; 古村, 圭子. |
| The body size and weight of 584 Banei draft racehorses at Obihiro Racing Stable in Hokkaido, Japan, was investigated. Almost all the animals (94.7%) were cross-breed heavy draft horses; there were a few Percheron and Percheron grade (4.8%) and a Belgian breed (0.5%). The ages of the animals ranged from 2 to 10 years. Males accounted for 80.3%, females for 17.5%, and 2.2% were castrated. The mean body measurements of 2-year-old Banei draft racehorses were significantly smaller than those of the 3-to 4-year-old or 5-to 10-year-old horses. Hip width, croup width, and rump length of females were greater than those of males. In contrast, males had greater chest width and cannon bone circumference than females. Significant relationships among almost all body... |
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Palavras-chave: Banei draft racehorse; Body measurement; Earnings; Principle component analysis. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2833 |
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