Length of gestation of Freiberger mares with mule and horse foals

• Published in: Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde Vol. 139; no. 7; p. 303
• Main Authors: Giger, R, Meier, H P, Küpfer, U
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Switzerland 1997
• Subjects: Age Factors; Animals; Breeding; Equidae - physiology; Female; Horses - physiology; Hybridization, Genetic - physiology; Male; Pregnancy; Pregnancy, Animal - physiology; Retrospective Studies; Sex Factors; Time Factors

In a retrospective study the gestation lengths of two groups, each consisting of 193 "Freiberger" mares, were compared. The mares of the first group were bred by a donkey, those of the second group by a stallion of the "Freiberger" breed. On average, the gestation length of mares...