Evaluation of Linear Type Traits of Simmental (Fleckvieh ) Cattle in a Private Farm in Karacabey District of Bursa Province

Abstract

In this study, linear type traits of Simmental (SIM) cattle of Austrian and German origin, raised in a disease-free private cattle farm with the capacity of 550 heads in Karacabey District of Bursa Province, were evaluated. The overall means of linear type traits for body structure, rump height (RH), rump length (RL), rump angle (RA), rump width (RW), back length (BL), body depth (BD), chest length (CL), muscularity (M); for udder structure, fore udder attachment (FUA), teat length (TL), teat tickness (TT), front teat placement (FTP), fore udder length (FUL), rear udder length (RUL), udder depth (UD), central ligament (CL), rear teat angle (RTA), rear teat attitude (RTA), rear teat placement (RTP), rear udder height (RUH); for foot-leg structure, hock agularity (HA), hock development (HD), hoof angle (HFA), hoof height (HH) and ankle angle (AA) were determined as 142.73±0.207 cm, 43.66±0.164 cm, 5.13±0.039, 20.02±0.114, 85.15±0.384 cm, 75.31±0.194 cm, 5.76±0.033, 5.41±0.038, 5.23±0.055, 5.47±0.060 cm, 3.49±0.025 cm, 4.01±0.043, 5.44±0.043, 5.11±0.041, 3.40±0.059, 4.66±0.066, 4.49±0.045, 4.62±0.048, 4.80±0.057, 5.60±0.049, 4.89±0.041, 4.94±0.050, 4.29±0.033, 4.31±0.32 cm ve 5.57±0.035, respectively.

In this study, the averages calculated in terms of linear type traits were similar to the results obtained in many studies, and it was determined that there were significant differences between the BD, TT ,UD, HA, HH, and HFA characteristics and the literature, and that these differences were due to the farm. Since there are not enough studies on the evaluation of the SIM breed cattle according to linear type traits, it is thought that this study will contribute to the literature.