EXTERIOR CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF CROATIAN COLOURED GOAT

Cilj istraživanja bio je komisijskom prosudbom vanjštine i određenim tjelesnim izmjerama utvrditi osnovne eksterijerne odlike različitih kategorija hrvatske šarene koze. U tu svrhu su ukupno na četiri stada koza, i to dva sa šireg područja južnog Velebita, i dva s područja Kamešnice i Dinare, provedena ocjenjivanja i mjerenja vanjštine izvornih hrvatskih šarenih koza različite dobi, spola i tjelesne razvijenosti. Istraživanjem je ukupno bilo obuhvaćeno 651 grlo, od toga 90 šilježica prosječne dobi 13 mjeseci, 146 mladih koza prosječne dobi 34 mjeseca, 380 odraslih koza prosječne dobi 72 mjeseca, 28 jarčića (muške šilježadi) prosječne dobi 11 mjeseci te 7 mladih jarčeva prosječne dobi 30 mjeseci. Ocjenjivanje se sastojalo od subjektivne komisijske prosudbe vanjštine, procjene dobi grla po zubima, uzimanja pojedinačnih tjelesnih mjera Lydtinovim štapom i mjernom vrpcom te pojedinačnih vaganja. Tijelo hrvatske šarene koze prekriveno je kostrijeti različite boje, najčešće crno-bijele, s tim da postoje i potpuno crna, smeđa i siva grla. Vrat koza je uzak i plosnat, a u pojedinih grla s donje strane vidljive su malene resice. Glava je srednje duga, ravnog profila, ponekad blago ugnuta. U većine istraživanih grla utvrđeno je postojanje brade i rogova što se može smatrati pasminskom odlikom. Prosječna visina do grebena, odraslih, potpuno razvijenih koza, bila je 61,32 cm, dužina trupa 69,06 cm, širina prsa 17,83 cm, dubina prsa 30,64 cm, opseg prsa 84,25 cm, opseg cjevanice 8,33 cm, dužina rogova 29,49 cm i tjelesna masa 44,01 kg. Mlade koze se odlikuju dobrom tjelesnom razvijenošću (postigle su u prosjeku 96% visine grebena i 95% dužine trupa odraslih koza). Sve utvrđene tjelesne mjere rasplodnih mladih jarčeva bile su veće od onih u koza iste dobne kategorije: visina grebena 65,29 cm, dužina trupa 72,57 cm, širina prsa 18,14 cm, dubina prsa 32,85 cm, opseg prsa 88,42 cm, opseg cjevanice 11,03 i tjelesna masa 51,28 kg.The aim of this research was to determine exterior characteristics of different categories of Croatan coloured goats, using a commission evaluation and body measurements. Thus, totally 651 Croatian coloured goats were picked out from totally 4 flocks: two flocks located in south Velebit area and two flocks located in the area of Dinara and Kamešnica, and divided into age groups according to the teeth: 90 female hoggets about 13 months old; 146 young goats between 2 and 3.5 years old; 380 adult does older than 3.5 years; 28 male kids about 11 months old and 7 young bucks about 30 months old. The body of investigated animals (except the legs) is overgrown with thick, lengthy and dense hair of a black-white, brown or grey-white colour and rarely of a single colour. The head is medium sized, with obligatory horns mostly curving backwards, shaped like a sabre. The neck is narrow and flat, often with tassels hanging under the throat. Hind part of the trunk is more developed than the front part. The chest and scallop are narrow. Legs are thin, but stable, with well developed hoofs that are mostly black. The mean crest height of adult goats was 61.32 cm, the trunk length 69.06 cm, the chest width 17.83 cm, the chest depth 30.64 cm, the circumference of the chest 84.25 cm, the circumference of the leg 8.33 cm, the length of the horns 29.49 cm and the body weight was 44.01 kg. In comparison with adult goats, young does have well developed body conformation (they obtain 96% of crest height and 95% of the trunk length of adult goats). All established body measurements of young bucks were higher than in goats of the same age groups: the crest height was 65.29 cm, the trunk length 72.57 cm, the chest width 18.14 cm, the chest depth 32.85 cm, the circumference of the chest 88.42 cm, the circumference of the leg 11.03 cm and the body weight was 51.28 kg