Comparative characteristic of milk production mares tuvan breeds and its relationship with the composition of the milk

Abstract

The article presents the results of studies on the comparative characteristics of the milk productivity of the Tuvan mares bred in different ecological zones of the Republic of Tuva. It reveals the nature of the relationship between milk components and body weight with milk productivity. It was found out the milkiness superiority of the mountain zone’s mares above the steppe zone’s mares on the main indicators characterizing the animal milkiness. Also it was dicovered the different correlation between the components of milk and the average milkiness of compared animal groups, i.e from low negative till nigh positive. There is direct positive correlation between the body weight and the average milkiness of compared mares.