A)REGISTRATION
METHODS OF THE ANIMALS IN THE ANAGRAPHIC REGISTER
(art. 8 Disciplinary Anagraphic Register)
Colts Anagraphic Register
In the Anagraphic Register are included the male and female
colts which are born in a stud farm registered in the Anagraphic
Register of the equine breed referable to local ethnic group,
sons of father and mother registered in the Anagraphic Register.
Brood mares Anagraphic Register
It can be included in the Brood mares Anagraphic Register the
female animals coming from the Colts Anagraphic Register with
the following characteristics:
1. the minimum age: 30 months
2. in possession of about three generations of ascendant or
daughters of animals included in the Brood mares Anagraphic
Register
3. the total minimum score of 65 gained in the morphologic
estimation.
In order to extend as far as possible the minimum of
registration it is possible till 31.12.2002 to include directly
in the Brood mares Anagraphic Register the animals not coming
from the Colts Anagraphic Register as long as the have the
morphologic standardi.
Stallions Anagraphic Register
It can be possible to include in the Stallions Anagraphic
Register the male animals coming from the Colts Anagraphic
register with the following characteristics:
1. Age 30 months
2. in possession of about three generations of ascendants
3. the total minimum score of 80 gained in the morphologic
estimation.
The Provincial Office can request the certificate that verify
the ancestors. It will be made by the Central office and the
result will be lodged in the same Provincial Office.
B) MORPHOLOGIC EVALUATIONS (art. 9 Disciplinary Anagraphic
Register)
Morphologic evaluations according to the race for being included
in the Register are made at the age of 30 months, for the
animals included in the Anagraphic register that have gone over
the morphologic evaluations it must be made at the age of 18
months. The morphologic evaluation card includes the following
10 elements:
1. Conformation and temperament
2. Development
3. Coat and pigmentation
4. Head and neck
5. Chest, thorax and shoulders
6. Line back-lumbar
7. Croup
8. Articulations
9. Perpendicularity and gait
10. Harmony in conformation
For each element we express an evaluation that can vary from 1
to 10.
If an evaluation is less than 5, even in a single standard, the
animals isn't include in the register.
The morphologic evaluation is expressed by a final score
resulting from the total score of a single element.
C) IDENTIFICATION OF THE ANIMALS (art. 10 Disciplinary
Anagraphic Register)
The identification of the animals in the Anagraphic Register is
made by:
a) survey of the data on an identification card which is made at
the age of 8 months.
b) a matriculation number composed by a progressive number from
1 to 999, for year until 999, for a cycle of 999 matriculation
numbers. It is written on the identification card of the colts
and on the Brood mares or Stallion Anagraphic Register
.
c) A marking:
- when the animal is included in the Colts Register it is
branded with its matriculation number on the left cheek and a
microchip is put in the left part of its neck. If it isn't
possible to see the brand and the microchip, the verification
must be made by the breeder at his own expense. If the
verification is positive the breeder will insert another
microchip and brand.
- The animal included in the Brood mares or stallion Anagraphic
Register is marked with a mark at fire on its left leg with the
approval of the Commissione Tecnica Centrale.