UTJECAJ SPOLA NA RAZVOJ ŽDREBADI LIPICANSKE PASMINE

The offspring’s development especially in the first months after foaling is crucial for further development. If favourable conditions of feeding, keeping and fancying as well as other important conditions are ensured, a homogenous growth and development of the offspring is obtained. Research was conducted on 44 male and 42 female Lipizzaner breed foals in the first six months after foaling. The measuring of the withers height, chest girth and cannon bone circumference were done seven days after foaling and at the age of six months. Measuring data were processed by the statistical program SPSS/PC (Nie et al., 1975). The processed data of the obtained measurings indicate homogeneity for both male and female foals. The male foals had a little higher values than the female in both measurings, but the differences between sexes were highly significant only in the cannon bone circumference. Correlations among obtained values were positive and ranged between low and very high, with correlation coefficients between r= 0.379 and r=0.843 for male and r=0.338 and r=0.723 for female foals. The differences between the obtained values were significant and highly significant and a little more marked in male foals.Razvoj podmlatka, naročito u prvim mjesecima nakon ždrijebljenja, odlučujući je i za kasniju razvijenost. Ukoliko se u fazi sisanja osiguraju povoljni uvjeti hranidbe, držanja i njege, kao i ostalih uvjeta bitnih za normalan rast i razvoj, dobiva se ujednačeni rast i razvoj podmlatka. Istraživanja su obavljena na 44 muške i 42 ženske ždrebadi lipicanske pasmine u prvih šest mjeseci nakon ždrijebljenja. Izvršena su mjerenja visine grebena, opsega prsa i opsega cjevanice sedam dana nakon ždrijebljenja i u dobi od šest mjeseci. Podaci mjerenja obrañeni su prema statističkom programu SPSS/PC (Nie i sur., 1975.). Obrañeni podaci dobivenih mjerenja ukazuju na ujednačenost, kako za mušku tako i za žensku ždrebad. Muška ždrebad imala su nešto veće vrijednosti nego ženska u oba mjerenja, no razlike izmeñu spolova bile su visoko signifikantne samo u opsegu cjevanice. Korelacijske povezanosti izmeñu dobivenih vrijednosti bile su pozitivne i kretale su se između slabe i vrlo jake, s korelacijskim koeficijentima izmeñu r=0,379 i r=0,843 za mušku te r=0,338 i r=0,723 za žensku ždrebad. Razlike između dobivenih vrijednosti bile su signifikantne i visoko signifikantne te nešto jače izražene kod muške ždrebadi

OCCURRENCE OF FASCIOLOIDOSIS IN RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS) IN BARANJA REGION IN EASTERN CROATIA

Fascioloidosis is a parasitic disease caused by the giant American liver fluke Fascioloides magna (Bassi, 1875). In Croatia, the first report of this disease was in January 2000, in red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) from the Tikveš Forestry in Baranja region (east Croatia). The aim of this survey was to determine the geographical distribution of fascioloidosis and the infection prevalence in deer. The survey was carried out in six state hunting grounds that manage with deer game in Baranja region during 2001 – 2004. Parasitological examinations were carried out by qualitative and quantitative faecal exams. The highest prevalence’s (35 – 60%) were found in epizootic focuses of two hunting grounds at flooding – bog land area in east Baranja, Danube forestry. The mean intensity of infection, determined on the basis of the number of eggs per gram (EPG) was 30 – 33 EPG (range 1 – 300). High 86% of examined samples was in category to 50 EPG. The highest prevalence and the biggest EPG number too, were determined during the first year of survey. In the Baranja area fascioloidosis represents a potential danger for other game species, mainly roe deer and wild boars, as for domestic animals

Absolutely continuous spectrum for multi-type Galton Watson trees

We consider multi-type Galton Watson trees that are close to a tree of finite cone type in distribution. Moreover, we impose that each vertex has at least one forward neighbor. Then, we show that the spectrum of the Laplace operator exhibits almost surely a purely absolutely continuous component which is included in the absolutely continuous spectrum of the tree of finite cone type.Comment: to appear in Annales Henri Poincar\'

Cosmogenic background simulations for neutrinoless double beta decay with the DARWIN observatory at various underground sites

Xenon dual-phase time projections chambers (TPCs) have proven to be a successful technology in studying physical phenomena that require low-background conditions. With 40t of liquid xenon (LXe) in the TPC baseline design, DARWIN will have a high sensitivity for the detection of particle dark matter, neutrinoless double beta decay (0 ν β β), and axion-like particles (ALPs). Although cosmic muons are a source of background that cannot be entirely eliminated, they may be greatly diminished by placing the detector deep underground. In this study, we used Monte Carlo simulations to model the cosmogenic background expected for the DARWIN observatory at four underground laboratories: Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS), Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF), Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane (LSM) and SNOLAB. We present here the results of simulations performed to determine the production rate of 137 Xe, the most crucial isotope in the search for 0 ν β β of 136 Xe. Additionally, we explore the contribution that other muon-induced spallation products, such as other unstable xenon isotopes and tritium, may have on the cosmogenic background

A Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics

The nature of dark matter and properties of neutrinos are among the mostpressing issues in contemporary particle physics. The dual-phase xenontime-projection chamber is the leading technology to cover the availableparameter space for Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs), whilefeaturing extensive sensitivity to many alternative dark matter candidates.These detectors can also study neutrinos through neutrinoless double-beta decayand through a variety of astrophysical sources. A next-generation xenon-baseddetector will therefore be a true multi-purpose observatory to significantlyadvance particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, solar physics, andcosmology. This review article presents the science cases for such a detector.<br

COMPARISON OF REPRODUCTIVE QUALITIES OF LIPIZZANER BREED MARES ON STUD FARMS AND ON INDIVIDUAL FARMS

The objective of this study was to determine some reproductive traits of Lipizzaner breed mares grown both in studs and popularly in the region of Slavonia. This research was done on 48 breeding mares of the Breeding Center from Đakovo and 48 breeding mares of popular folks growing. The first fertilization of fillies fro, studs was conducted at their age of 3.62 years, and of those from popular breeding at age of 3.90 years. The first foaling of stud fillies occured at age of 4.56 and of popular breeding at age of 4.82 years. Pregnancy of the stud mares lasted 0.71 day shorter compared with that of animals from popular breeding, while the service period lasted less by 9.84 days

COMPARISON OF REPRODUCTIVE QUALITIES OF LIPIZZANER BREEDS MARES ON STUD FARMS AND ON INDIVIDUAL FARMS

The objective of this study was to determine some reproductive traits of Lipizzaner breed mares grown both in studs and popularly in the region of Slavonia. This research was done on 48 breeding mares of the Breeding Center from Đakovo and 48 breeding mares of popular folks growing. The first fertilization of fillies fro, studs was conducted at their age of 3.62 years, and of those from popular breeding at age of 3.90 years. The first foaling of stud fillies occured at age of 4.56 and of popular breeding at age of 4,82. Pregnancy of the stud mares lasted 0.71 day shorter compared with that of animals from popular breeding, while the service period lasted less by 9.84 days