A study was carried out to investigate the relationship between the body measurements and registration grades of Cheju horses.
By 12 body measurements coincidence rates of grades from the discriminant analysis with rewtration grades was 85% for Grad...
A study was carried out to investigate the relationship between the body measurements and registration grades of Cheju horses.
By 12 body measurements coincidence rates of grades from the discriminant analysis with rewtration grades was 85% for Grade A, 87% for grade B, and 87% for grade F, and the error rate was 14%. Among the various partial combinations of body measurements, classification by the group of back height, back width, rump height, hip width, and rump length showed hegh value of coincidence rate with original grades(error rate 28%). The coincidence rate was very low when classified by body height only, and the error rate was 46%. Grad~ng method by discriminant functions is expected to be helpful for the preservation of body characters of Cheju native horse, and for the grading for registration. Classification by body height only is considered to be dangerous in grading for Cheju native horse.