Some significant index of body of buša and gatačko goveče

Abstract

Index of body represent the percentage ratio of one measure to another, based on them can be estimated extrauterine and intrauterine growth and development of organism. Also, index of body can be used for assessing the general type of animal's constitution, as well as for comparation with each other or different individuals of the same breed. The study included 97 adult cows divided into three groups: 22 Buša from the western Herzegovina, 24 from the Eastern Herzegovina and 51 of Gatačko goveče. Based on the morphometrical traits were calculated index of body frame, index of body compactness, index of massiveness and index of boniness Estimation of the variables is processed by the simple ANOVA with an unequal number of repeats. Data obtained from three localities are compared with t test. Results showed a significant difference among the populations for three index of body (index of body compactness, index of massiveness and index of boniness), while the index of body compactness is not a significant difference.

Keywords

• buša
• gatačko goveče
• herzegovina
• index of body