Olga M Sheveleva, Alexey A Bakharev, Irina Ya Tereshchenko

Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2024. Vol. 107, no 2. Р. 38-48.

doi:10.33284/2658-3135-107-2-38

Original article

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

 

Olga M Sheveleva1, Alexey A Bakharev2, Irina Ya Tereshchenko3

1,2,3State 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. The improvement of beef cattle breeds involves the use of modern tools in livestock breeding. The purpose of the study was to study the exterior characteristics of the Angus cows using the linear assessment technique. The exterior features of the Angus cattle in the conditions of the Northern Trans-Urals have been studied. The assessment of the exterior was carried out according to the method of linear assessment of the exterior of livestock in the meat production area developed by the authors, and cows were also measured. The results obtained were compared with the parameters recommended for the Angus breed. Animals of the controlled herd have a harmonious physique and good meat forms. The estimates for the exterior features are at the level of optimal values. The average rating of the exterior of cows according to the "B" system corresponds to the "good" type. The conducted studies did not allow us to identify a reliable influence of the exterior assessment of cows on their productive qualities and weight growth. Linear assessment makes it possible to rank animals according to exterior characteristics. Additional testing of the developed methodology on a larger number of livestock is required.

Keywords: cattle, cows, Angus breed, exterior, measurements, linear assessment of exterior, productivity

For citation: Sheveleva ОМ, Bakharev АА, Tereshchenko IYa. Exterior features of the Angus cattle in the conditions of the Northern Trans-Urals. Animal Husbandry and Fodder Production. 2024;107(2):38-48. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.33284/2658-3135-107-2-38

 

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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 State Agrarian University of the Northern Urals, 7 Republic Street, Tyumen, 625007.

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, Tyumen, 625007.

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, Tyumen, 625007.

The article was submitted 19.03.2023; approved after reviewing 10.04.2024; accepted for publication 10.06.2024.

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