Breeding Evaluation of Trotters in Finland

M. Ojala

Breeding Evaluation of Trotters in Finland

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M. Ojala

M. Ojala Department of Animal Breeding, University of Helsinki, 00710 Helsinki, Finland

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Pages:: 18–26

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004684676_004

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Harness racing is the second most popular sport in Finland when judged by attendance, 1,4 mill. in 1987. The size of trotter population is about 24 000, some 60% of all horses. Slightly more than 50% of the 7 000 horses racing in 1987 were Standardbred trotters and the rest were Finnish trotters.

Registered horses may be eligible for the Stud Book (SB) of Standardbred trotters or Finnish trotters if they meet the conditions set for their own best time record, earnings, individual index and conformation. Only SB-stallions are allowed to be used in breeding. In 1987, some 100 Standardbred trotter stallions were mated to about 2 500 mares of the same breed; in Finnish Horses some 200 stallions were mated to about 2 500 mares. Almost 40% of all mares were artificially inseminated with fresh semen. Individual and sire indexes are being calculated annually in the beginning of a year. Sire indexes are published for stallions having at least five progeny in the youngest age class, 3-yr-olds for Standardbred trotters and 4-yr-olds for Finnish trotters.

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State of Breeding Evaluation in Trotters

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004684676

Publisher:: Wageningen Academic

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 1989

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