soylu, kasım turkish armed forces - military school of veterinary medicine, training center command, Turkey , aral, yılmaz ankara university - faculty of veterinary medicine - department of animal health economics and management, Turkey

A Study on Determination of The Feeding Costs in Jumping Horse Breeding

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This study performed in order to periodically determine the feeding costs at the jumping horse breeding. The materials of the research were composed of the quantity of the feed materials given to the foal, mare and studhorses available in the Horse Production and Training Battalion Command allied with the Military Veterinary School and Training Center established in Bursa and unit costs in the records. Total breeding expense of a foal, up to 36 months, was determined as US$ 3,811.40 besides this; total annual breeding expense of a non-training, lightly training, moderately training and hard training were respectively determined as US$ 657.64, US$ 898.36, US$ 1,157.56 and US$ 1,408.31. Total breeding expenses of pregnant mare, breastfeeding mare and studhorse in mating season were respectively determined as US$ 1,540.78, US$ 984.19, US$ and 876.98. The proportions of the feed materials in the total breeding expenses of a foal, up to 36 months were determined as follows; 31,63% for foal grower feed, 23,65% for oat, 16,50% for joint additives, 15,18% for dried alfalfa, 7,05% for hay, 2,86% for vitamin-mineral and amino-acid complex, 2,40% for milk replacer and 0,72% for licking block.

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Feeding Cost , Feed , Horse Breeding , Jumping Horse

Kocatepe Veterinary Journal

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