South German Coldblood
FAO (2007): not at risk[3] | |
The South German Coldblood (
FAO or by the Gesellschaft zur Erhaltung alter und gefährdeter Haustierrassen, the German national association for the conservation of historic and endangered domestic animal breeds.[4]
History
The South German Coldblood shares common origins with the
Carinthian Noriker populations.[7] The differences may be attributable to Thoroughbred and warmblood influences on the South German Coldblood.[7]
In 1906 a
brand. At this time the lighter type of Noriker horse was known in Bavaria as the Oberländer, and the heavier type was called, as in Austria, the Pinzgauer; this distinction was dropped in 1939, and the name Noriker applied to all. In 1948 the present name, Süddeutsches Kaltblut, was adopted.[1]
The breeding population has remained relatively stable since 1997, when it was 2113. In 2013 it was reported as 1921 mares and 129 stallions, totalling 2050.[8]
Characteristics
Like the Noriker, the South German Coldblood is one of the few horse breeds to sometimes display leopard or "tiger" spotting.[2]
The South German Coldblood is particularly susceptible to the bone diseases
single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with osteochondritis dissecans in fetlock joints have been identified.[10]
References
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- ^ a b c d Süddeutsches Kaltblut (in German). Pferdezuchtverband Baden-Württemberg e. V. Accessed October 2014.
- ^ a b c d Breed data sheet: Süddeutsches Kaltblut/Germany. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed October 2014.
- ISBN 9789251057629. Accessed October 2014.
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- ^ K. Aberle, J. Wrede, O. Distl (2003). Analyse der Populationsstruktur des Süddeutschen Kaltbluts in Bayern = Analysis of the population structure of the South German Coldblood in Bavaria (in German). Berliner und Munchener tierarztliche Wochenschrift 117 (1-2): 57-62.
- ^ K. Aberle, H. Hamann, C. Drögemüller, O. Distl (2004). Conservation of genetic diversity in German draught horse breeds using DNA markers (session G3.14). Proceedings of the annual meeting of the EAAP, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover: Institute for Animal Breeding & Genetics. Archived 27 October 2014.
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- ^ Rassebeschreibung Pferd: Süddeutsches Kaltblut (in German). Zentrale Dokumentation Tiergenetischer Ressourcen in Deutschland (TGRDEU). Accessed October 2014.
- ^ C. Wittwer, H. Hamann, E. Rosenberger, O. Distl (2006). Prevalence of osteochondrosis in the limb joints of South German Coldblood horses. Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series A 53 (10): 531-539.