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| Tennah,Safia; Farnir,Frédéric; Kafidi,Nacerredine; Nsangou,Ibrahim Njikam; Leroy,Pascal; Antoine-Moussiaux,Nicolas. |
| This survey, conducted with 461 racehorse owners-breeders in Algeria between 2009 and 2011, investigates their perceptions, objectives and practices regarding selective breeding. Racehorse breeding is a full-time professional activity for a third of interviewees. The holdings are small-sized with 77% owning one or two mares. The regular practice of mating is here used to categorize breeders according to their degree of professionalization (38.4% professional vs. 61.6% occasional breeders). Experience in the sector was also used to classify breeders, considering as "junior" the breeders under 10 years experience (38.8%) and as "senior" those above 10 years (61.2%). More than professionalization, experience shows a significant impact on practices and... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Animal-breeding; Flat racing; Horses; Horse breeder; Selection; Survey. |
| Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982014000400188 |
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