MILK PRODUCTION GENETIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OF THE TRANSYLVANIAN PINZGAU BREED IN THE BIHOR, HUNEDOARA AND SUCEAVA COUNTIES

Starting from the average values of productive performances gained by the activecows in the Bihor, Hunedoara and Suceava counties, there has been established agenetic improvement program for the milk production of Transylvanian Pinzgaubreed in the three counties. The morpho-productive parameters followed in themaking of the projected type of Transylvanian Pinzgau breed were: body weight 600kg, height at withers 135 cm, milk production 4500 kg, 3.9% fat, fat yield 175.5 kg,3.5% protein, protein yield 157.5 kg, average daily gain 1000 g, live weight at 500days of age 500 kg, killing out percentage 58%. To realize a production of 4500 kgof milk, starting from the active actual production, in the Bihor County will berequired 3.42 generations, in the Hunedoara County 1.4 generations and in Suceava1.56 generations. For realizing the selection objective of 175.5 kg fat from milk, inBihor County will be required 2.03 generations, in Hunedoara 0.95 generations andin Suceava 0.89 generations. The projected type of Transylvanian Pinzgau breeddoesn’t have to impair the rustic element, the resistance, the longevity and the abilityof movement through which this breed gained a specific exploitation habitat in anarea in which it is irreplaceable. The projected type of Transylvanian Pinzgau breedcan adapt to the mountain habitat and can represent one of the essential factors forthe long term development of mountain agriculture and agro-tourism, in thecondition that it will be sustained financially, imperative for the whole Romanianmountain area.