Olga M Sheveleva, Alexey A Bakharev, Irina Ya Tereshchenko

Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2023. Vol. 106, no 3. Р. 35-45.

 

doi:10.33284/2658-3135-106-3-35

 

Original article

Exterior features of beef cattle in the conditions of the Northern Trans-Urals

 

Olga M Sheveleva1, Alexey A Bakharev2, Irina Ya Tereshchenko3

1,2,State Agrarian University of the Northern Trans-Urals, Tyumen, Russia

1olgasheveleva@mail.ru, https://orsid.org/0000-0002-1940-3964

2salers@mail.ru, https://orsid.org/0000-0002-0604-4157

3silme_08@mail.ru

 

Abstract. Several beef breeds are bred in the Northern Trans-Urals. A comparative exterior assessment of cows of three beef breeds was carried out. The cows were in their 2-4th month of lactation after their first calving. The exterior was evaluated using a linear method, animals were measured and conformation indices were calculated. It was found that in the studied herds, cows of all breeds have a harmonious conformation corresponding to breed characteristics. Interbreed differences have been established, cows of French origin (Aubrac and Salers) have a higher height (+2.4-2.9 points), a well-developed chest (2.0-2.6), a strong conformation (1.2-1.5) and better fatness (+1-1.4), hoof position (+1-2) when compared with the Hereford breed. The results of animal measurements confirm the established pattern. The animals of French beef breeds have a deeper (4.4 cm) and wider (6.7-7.5 cm) chest, are wider in the hips (1.6-6.3 cm) and pin bones (2.5 and 8.7 cm) compared to the Hereford breed.  In terms of chest circumference, they exceed the Hereford animals by 3.7cm-4.8, the oblique body length in French beef breeds is 3.1-4.9 cm longer. Since the linear estimate does not contradict the data obtained when measuring animals, we recommend using it when evaluating the conformation of beef breeds of livestock.

Keywords: cows, breed, Hereford, Aubrac, Salers, conformation, measurements, linear assessment, indices

For citation: Sheveleva OM, Bakharev AA, Tereshchenko IYa. Exterior features of beef cattle in the conditions of the Northern Trans-Urals. Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2023;106(3):35-45. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33284/2658-3135-106-3-35

 

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Information about the authors:

Olga M Sheveleva, Dr. Sci. (Agriculture), Professor, Head of the Department of Technology of Production and Processing of Livestock Products of State Agrarian University of the Northern Urals, 7 Republic Street, 625007, Tyumen.

Alexey A Bakharev, Dr. Sci. (Agriculture), Professor, Director of the Institute of Biotechnology and Veterinary Medicine, State Agrarian University of the Northern Urals, 7 Republic Street, 625007, Tyumen.

Irina Ya Tereshchenko, postgraduate student of the Department of Technology of Production and Processing of Livestock Products, State Agrarian University of the Northern Urals, 7 Republic Street, 625007, Tyumen.

 

The article was submitted 15.08.2023; approved after reviewing 08.09.2023; accepted for publication 11.09.2023.

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