Study Regarding the Factors Influencing the Price at PSI Annual Auction
Mălina Carina Spulber,
Ioan Gîlcă,
Marius Gheorghe Doliş,
Roxana Nicoleta Raţu,
Răzvan Mihail Radu-rusu,
Claudia Pânzaru
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2022
Pages:
1-6
Received:
13 December 2021
Accepted:
6 January 2022
Published:
14 January 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.ajz.20220501.11
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Abstract: Performance Sales International, short PSI offers the perfect setting for this elite horse auction, not only because it offers the most successful horses trained for dressage and jumping, but also for the accommodation services offered by adjacent hotel See-und Sport. Every year in December Ullrich Kasselmann and Paul Schockemöhle present their international clientele with an exclusive selection of quality young dressage and jumping horses destined for the top echelons of the sport. At PSI Auction, the annual performance sales that take place is presented to the international clients an exclusive number of young horses for training or jumping over obstacles, destined for the biggest international equestrian competitions. The purpose of this study is to see wich of the 3 factors: horse’s sex and year of birth, and the equestrian discipline influence the auction price for the horses analyzed. In this study were examined all the horses participating in the auctions in 2019y and 2020y, on Eurodressage, taking into account the economic aspect of the 3 factors: horse’s sex and year of birth, and the equestrian discipline. The data were statistically processed using SPSS Version 21 for Windows (IBM, USA). Data were interpreted using Excel 2007 (Microsoft) and analyzed using SPSS Version 21 for Windows (IBM, USA). The alpha value was set at 0.05 for all statistics. Following the analysis of the results, regarding the year of birth (all participants in this study being young horses), the sex of the horses, and also the equestrian discipline, there were no significant differences between the analyzed variables: horse’s sex, year of birth, and the equestrian discipline. In conclusion, the auctioned horses, whether they are mares, stallions, or gelding, whether the year of birth or breed, after being selected for participation in the auction, horses are sold at very high prices and will be capitalized according to the buyer's interest in the reproductive direction, as well as for sports, being trained for the biggest competitions in the world.
Abstract: Performance Sales International, short PSI offers the perfect setting for this elite horse auction, not only because it offers the most successful horses trained for dressage and jumping, but also for the accommodation services offered by adjacent hotel See-und Sport. Every year in December Ullrich Kasselmann and Paul Schockemöhle present their int...
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Surgical Removal of Indigestible Foreign Bodies in Cattle and Economic Losses to Farmers
Fekadu Gutema Wegi,
Beksisa Urge
Issue:
Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2022
Pages:
7-10
Received:
3 March 2022
Accepted:
11 April 2022
Published:
20 April 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.ajz.20220501.12
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Abstract: Even though livestock are the main stay of the livelihood of the majority of the human population, the presence of many infectious and non-infectious diseases have resulted in low productivity, stunted growth, and signification economic loss among the producer. Of the major non-infectious diseases of livestock, ingestion of indigestible foreign bodies is extremely common especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. A 2 years old male Jersey Bull (body weight: 215kg) owned by Holeta Agricultural research center was presented to Animal health research and veterinary clinic department with enlarged abdomen, inability to walk, frequent abdominal distention, reduced feed intake, progressive weight loss and dullness. Based on the clinical examination and case history, the Jersey Bull was suspected to have Indigestible foreign body in its rumen. After taking all the necessary preoperative precautionary measures, rumenotomy was conducted and all indigestible foreign body was removed. Indigestible foreign bodies like plastic bag, rope, curled clothes and others were encountered. These indigestible foreign bodies are known to induce significant negative impact on the wellbeing of the animals and economic gain of the county. Therefore, overall animal health management improvement and provision of good quality feeds are the best way to prevent its occurrence whereas, rumenotomy is the best surgical intervention to handle confirmed case.
Abstract: Even though livestock are the main stay of the livelihood of the majority of the human population, the presence of many infectious and non-infectious diseases have resulted in low productivity, stunted growth, and signification economic loss among the producer. Of the major non-infectious diseases of livestock, ingestion of indigestible foreign bod...
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