Dynamics of the main breeding parameters of the Kabardin horse breed recorded in volume VIII of the State stud book

The Kabardian horse breed has the status of a factory breed, at present, more than 15 thousand heads have been counted, of which more than 11 thousand heads are in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. Employees of the Institute of Agriculture KBSC RAS, together with the Nalchik stronghold of the All-Russian Research Institute of Horse Breeding, carry out systematic planned work on centralized pedigree registration, systematically conduct complex zootechnical surveys of the livestock, regularly publish State books of pedigree horses of the Kabardian breed (SSB). The article presents the results of studies of a comprehensive assessment of horses of the producing composition of the Kabardian breed, included in the VIIIth volume of the SSB. The selection of animals for registration in the State Stud book was carried out according to the results of phenotypic analysis, examination and grading, with particular attention being paid to the type, origin, adaptive qualities and the absence of visible defects. The main indicators of measurements in horses recorded in Volume VI, Supplement to Volume VI, in Volume VII and in Volume VIII of the SSB are improving, which is primarily associated with the use of scientifically based technologies for rearing young animals. Practical application of the recommendations of experts and researchers in the field of Kabardian horse breeding leads to an increase in the number of high-quality horse-breeding stock in all breeding farms and horse breeding enterprises.