BODY MEASUREMENTS OF CROATIAN COLD -BLOODED HORSE IN SOME AREAS OF THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Cilj ovih istraživanja bio je utvrđivanje utjecaja područja na razvijenost hrvatskog hladnokrvnjaka. lstraživanja su provedena na 301 rasplodnoj kobili u devet lokaliteta sjeverozapadnog i brdskog područja Republike Hrvatske. Kako se ovdje radi o manjem tipu hrvatskog hladnokrvnjaka visina grebena se kretala izmedu 139,00 i 144,96 cm. Opseg prsa bio je između 185,52 i 195,29 cm, a opseg cjevanice između 20,28 i 21,64 cm. Individualne razlike su bile znatno veće što ukazuje na nekonsolidirani rasplodni materijal. Razlike između pojedinih grupa bile su signifikantne i visoko signifikantne.The objective of these studies was to determine influence of the locality upon development of Croatian cold-blooded horse. The investigations included 301 breeding mares older than three years at nine localities of lowland and highland area of the Republic of Croatia. Since the investigated Croatian cold-blooded horse belongs to the undersized type, withers, height ranged between 139.00 and 144.84 cm. Chest volume was between 185,52 and 195.29 cm, and cannons circumference between 20,28 and 21,64 cm. Individual differences were considerably higher, which indicates the unconsolidated breeding material. Differences between mean values of highland and lowland area breeding turned out to be highly sigrificant