MONITORING OF NATIONAL GEESE BREEDS POPULATION ON SLOVAKIA

Abstract

The aim of this study was to characterise the population size, the properties of endangered national breeds of geese on area of Slovakia and preconditions of these breeds for their future sustainable development in Slovak Republic. The Slovak White Geese was breeding from original regional geese from South-Western Slovakia area with used by heavy and medially heavy German and Hungarian breeds of geese. A breeding basis of the Suchovska geese was comprised of brownish-yellow geese from Suchá nad Parnou that was progressively crossbreedwith German (Pomorany, Steinbach) and French origin geese breeds (Toulouse, Landes). Obtained results were used to estimate a genetic diversity and define a genetic distance between Slovak White Geese and Suchovska Geese. We can conclude that value of genetic distance between Slovak White Geese and Suchovska Geese is 0.01834, genetic diversity is very small and we can expect communal origin of these geese breeds. The risk factor of national geese breeds is a low number of Slovak White Geese and Suchovska Geese controlled flocks and this created more pressure on the breeders and poultry judges at the exhibitions and the recognition of controlled flocks.

Keywords

• slovak white geese
• suchovska geese
• controlled flock
• breeding
• slovakia