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Morphometric measurements and zootechnical indices of the Pantanal in race horses of different ages and gender

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The aim of this study was to perform linear measurements and assess morphometric indices of equines of the Pantanal race of different ages in the municipality of Poconé–Mato Grosso. Fifty-seven clinically healthy male and female horses between 1 and 19 years of age were selected and divided into groups by sex: 41 animals males and 17 animals femeles, and age groups: group 1 (nine animals up to 12 months of age), group 2 (eight animals from 12 to 24 months), group 3 (15 animals from 24 to 48 months), and group 4 (27 animals older than 48 months). With the aid of a hypometer, the following linear measures were carried out: height at the withers and croup, and body length. The thoracic circumference and cinnamon were measured with a tape. From these measures, the following zootechnical indices were calculated: estimated weight, relationship between height at the whithers and height at the croup (RHC), dactyl thoracic (DTI), body index (BI), forming index (FI), load index 1 (LI1), load index 2 (LI2), body relative index (BRI), compactness index 1 (COI1), compactness index 2 (COI2), load index in cinnamon (LIC). In general, horses of the Pantanal breed are hipometric and longilinear; only the adult group of animals were mediolinear, with a good relationship between the withers and croup. They can be used with a saddle or take traction, with the ability to move their limbs slowing down with age. An influence of sex and age on the analyzed variables was observed.

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    Michele Angelo Luiz, Denise Senna, Felipe Gomes Ferreira Padilha & Willian Augusto Nogueira

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    Ana Beatriz Fonseca, Marcela Freire Vallim de Mello & Ana Maria Reis Ferreira

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Luiz, M.A., Senna, D., Padilha, F.G.F. et al. Morphometric measurements and zootechnical indices of the Pantanal in race horses of different ages and gender. Trop Anim Health Prod 51, 2145–2151 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-019-01910-5

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