DOI: 10.36871/vet.zoo.bio.202009010
UDC 636.934.55
Authors
S. N. Kashtanov
Candidate of Biological Sciences, Chief Researcher, Laboratory
of Comparative Animal Genetics, Vavilov Institute of General
Genetics of Russian Academy of Sciences,
Moscow, Russian Federation
K. I. Kirilushkin
General Director, JSC «Fur Farm Saltikovsky»,
Moscow region, Russian Federation
O. I. Fedorova
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor of the Department of Private
Animal Science, Moscow State Academy of Veterinary Medicine
and Biotechnology – MVA by K. I. Skryabin,
Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
The study presents the results of many years of breeding work on the creation of a new breed of sable – «Saltykovskaya silver». The breed is consolidated in color and hair quality. To date, the level of selection on the basis of gray hair is assessed as stabilizing. The live weight of females of the main herd is 1,2 kg, males 1,9–2,3 kg. The average values of fertility and yield of puppies in females of the breed «Saltykovskaya Silver» are at the level of the highest values for the species. The stability of reproduction indicators is shown both according to the data of safely whelping females and indicators of the average number of puppies per main female over a number of years. The new breed will improve the competitiveness of domestic fur in international markets.
Keywords
sable, breed, selection achievement, «Saltykovskaya silver», hair color.
