Horse: Breeding goals and use in horse breeding, most important performance traits (race, sport, others)

Question 1

List the breeding goals of horse

Answer 1

1. Transportation
2. Work
3. Ploughing
4. Food
5. Companionship
6. Therapy
7. Sport
8. Hunting

Question 2

Give the earliest seen horse breeding

Answer 2

Arab horse

Bred for war in west-central asia

Question 3

For centuries, the key breeding goal for horses was for…

Answer 3

War

With power and agility being important features

Question 4

Which horse breeds were bred during the renaissance?

Answer 4

Breeds of the Haute école (dressage)

• Lipizzaner breed

Question 5

Which horses were bred for racing?

Answer 5

Thoroughbred

Question 6

What is required for observing polygenetic traits amongst horses?

Answer 6

Population/quantitative genetics

Question 7

Give examples of polygenetic traits amongst horses

Answer 7

• Performance
• Strength
• Speed
• Conformation

Question 8

What range of inbreeding is accepted in horse?

Answer 8

Inbreeding coefficient between 0.1-0.3