Abstract:
The research was conducted
from August until November 2012 in the
districts of Moldavia (Botoşani, Suceava,
Iaşi, Vaslui, Bacău, Neamţ, Galaţi and
Vrancea), in the West and the Central part
of the country (Cluj and Covasna districts)
and in the South-East of the country (Tulcea
and Brăila districts). The choice of the
districts was established based on the
informations received from Animal
Improvement and Breeding Offices in
Romania. The purpose of this research was
to identify the effective of Sura de stepă
cattle breed in Romania and the evaluation
of the phenotypic characters in steppe
animals, which belong to the variety of
Moldavian breed. The results showed that
the Sura de stepă breed consists of a minor
part, being raised in just two districts of
Moldavia, Iaşi and Neamţ, respectively, as a
pure breed with an average of 0,03 % (83
cows), at the Research and Development
Station for Cattle Breeding (R.D.S.C.B.)
Dancu-Iaşi, with a core of preservation of
59 cows (0,19 %) and at the Holding TCE 3
Brazi Society, Neamţ district, with a core of
24 cows (0,06 %), and under half-breed
form with an average of 0,33 % (592 cows).
In Harghita, Covasna and Cluj districts, 295
cows from the Sura de stepă breed,
Hungarian variety, were identified,
excepting being the animals belonging to
University of Agricultural Sciences and
Veterinary Medicine Cluj, which come from
R.D.S.C.B. Dancu-Iaşi, which are
Romanian Sura de stepă, Moldavian variety.
In Tulcea district, 20 cows of half-breed
Sura de stepă and 50 cows of pure breed
cattle, Moldavian variety, were identified,
from which 24 cows at a private landlord in
Pardina locality, Tulcea district, and 26
cows belonging to nine owners from
different localities (C.A. Rosetti, Pardina,
Chilia Veche, Sfântu Gheorghe, Crişan),
each owning 2-3 cows. The analysis of the
main body indices showed that the Sura de
stepă cows from Pardina, Tulcea county, are
of small size and weight, having smaller values in all analysed parameters,
compared to the Sura de stepă cows from
R.D.S.C.B. Dancu-Iaşi from the North-East
part of the country, which however fitted the
specific limits of the breed, Moldavian
variety.
