COMPARISON OF REPRODUCTIVE QUALITIES OF LIPIZZANER BREEDS MARES ON STUD FARMS AND ON INDIVIDUAL FARMS

The objective of this study was to determine some reproductive traits of Lipizzaner breed mares grown both in studs and popularly in the region of Slavonia. This research was done on 48 breeding mares of the Breeding Center from Đakovo and 48 breeding mares of popular folks growing. The first fertilization of fillies fro, studs was conducted at their age of 3.62 years, and of those from popular breeding at age of 3.90 years. The first foaling of stud fillies occured at age of 4.56 and of popular breeding at age of 4,82. Pregnancy of the stud mares lasted 0.71 day shorter compared with that of animals from popular breeding, while the service period lasted less by 9.84 days