Increasing the economic value of horse breeding through a new breeding program

Uzgojnim programom uzgojnog tipa Hrvatski teški konj Središnji savez udruga uzgajivača hrvatskog hladnokrvnjaka (SSUUHH) želi povećati gospodarsku vrijednost nacionalnog uzgoja konja i proizvodnju ekološke hrane za prehranu ljudi u održivim sustavima uzgoja. Nacionalni pašnjački resursi nisu dovoljno iskorišteni, a jedna su od mogućnosti racionalnog uzgoja konja i ekološke proizvodnje konjskog mesa. Cilj rada je predstaviti uzgojni program konja temeljen na uzgojno manje vrijednim populacijama i jedinkama konja, većem iskorištavanju pašnjačkih površina, povoljnim tržišnim uvjetima i povećanju dohodovnosti gospodarstava koje se bave uzgojem konja.By implementing the Croatian Heavy Horse breeding programme, the Croatian Federation of Heavy Draft Horse Breeders Associations (SSUUHH) aims to increase the economic value of national horse breeding and the production of organic food for human consumption in sustainable breeding systems. National pasture resources are not sufficiently used, and they are one of the possibilities of rational horse breeding and ecological production of horse meat. The aim of this paper is to present the breeding programme of horses based on breeding less valuable populations and individuals of horses, increased use of pastures, favourable market conditions, and increased profitability of horse breeding farms