Lipitsa Horse in Croatia
General information:
- International breed name: Lipitsa
- Local breed name: Lipicanac
- Breed status: acknowledged
- Group of similar breeds:
- Main location: Slovenia
- Other countries were bred: Hungary
(Lipicai), Italy
(Lipizzano), Austria
(Lipizzaner), Romania
(Lipitan), France
(Lippizzan) and Germany
(Lipizzaner)
- Breed society:
Cattle Breeding and Management
Dept.
Fac. of Agriculture
University of Zagreb
Svetosimunska 25
HR-41000 Zagreb, Croatia
Fax: +385-1-2393901, Email: mposavi@agr.hr
Origin and development:
Population numbers:
|
|
Year |
No of males in natural
service |
Add. no. of males used for
AI |
No. of breeding females |
No. of females in herdbook |
Trend in no. of breeding
females |
Females mated pure (%) |
No. of herds (breeders) |
Trend in no. of herds |
Frozen material for
commercial use and conservation purposes |
|
Semen,
no. of represented males |
Embryos,
no. of represented sires/dams |
|
1986 |
64 |
miss |
70 |
51 |
stable |
90 |
< 10 |
miss |
miss |
miss/miss |
External characteristics:
- Coat colour:
- Basic hair pigmentation: white
- Special pattern: partial albinism
-
Skin colour: lightly pigmented
- Adult animals (males/females):
- Withers height: 154 / 150 cm
- Live weight: 525 / 450 kg
- Visible traits: silky mane and tail
Additional characteristics:
- Main use:
- sport/hobby
- tractive power
- Ceremonial,
to drive a coach
- Special abilities/adaptations: Adaptability in dressage
Typical management conditions:
- Type: stationary
- Housing: over 6 months
- Feeding: mixed
Performance comparison:
- Relative performances compared in country with standard breed Halfbred
is -
- much higher in: handling ease, adaptability in dressage
- higher in: fertility
- equal in: pulling power
- lower in: daily gain, age at sexual maturity, speed
in gallop, speed in trotters, adaptability in military
- much lower in: adaptability in jumpings
Conservation activities:
- Conservation of breed by reproducing herds or animals: Activities do not exist.
Status and cause of endangerment:
- Effective population size (Ne calculated by method
1/1): 107
- Rate of inbreeding per generation (derived from Ne):
0.47%
- Status of endangerment: Breed is a composite of foreign breeds or
was imported, so status of endangerment was not defined!
- Calculated number of females (NFN):
21
Photographs:
- Unfortunately no pictures are available [at EAAP-AGDB] for this breed! (some
guidance
for providing EAAP-AGDB with pictures)
Last modification on breed record: 08/15/2001
Sources:
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