20.500.12556/RUL-188047 Ocena in vzroki za prekomerno telesno kondicijo pri ponijih diplomsko delo Assessment and causes of body over-conditioning in ponies B. Sc. thesis Prekomerna telesna kondicija je pri konjih in ponijih je vse pogostejši, a slabo dokumentiran problem. Sistematičnih podatkov o njeni razširjenosti pri ponijih v Sloveniji doslej ni bilo. Namen raziskave je bil oceniti telesno kondicijo ponijev v Sloveniji ter preučiti dejavnike, povezane s pojavom prekomerne telesne kondicije. Na terenu smo 50 ponijem iz šestih slovenskih regij ocenili telesno kondicijo z uporabo ocene telesne kondicije (BCS) in ocene zamaščenosti vratnega grebena (CNS), lastniki pa so izpolnili anketni vprašalnik o prehrani, gibanju in zdravstveni anamnezi svojih živali. Prekomerno telesno kondicijo (BCS ≥ 7) smo ugotovili pri 42,0 % ponijev, ki smo jim BCS ocenjevali. Med ocenama BCS in CNS je bila ugotovljena močna pozitivna povezanost (r = 0,79). Poniji z neomejenim dostopom do paše in tisti brez organiziranega gibanja so imeli v povprečju višji oceni BCS in CNS. Poniji z laminitisom ali presnovnimi težavami so prav tako izkazovali višji povprečni oceni kot zdrave živali. Lastniki so telesno kondicijo svojih ponijev v povprečju sistematično podcenili v primerjavi z oceno usposobljenega ocenjevalca. Ugotovitve kažejo, da je prekomerna telesna kondicija pri slovenskih ponijih razširjen in premalo prepoznan problem, k reševanju katerega bi največ prispevali z izobraževanjem lastnikov. Over-conditioning is an increasingly common but poorly documented problem in horses and ponies. No systematic data on its prevalence in ponies have so far been available for Slovenia. The aim of this study was to assess the body condition of ponies in Slovenia and to investigate factors associated with the occurrence of over-conditioning. In the field, we assessed the body condition of 50 ponies from six Slovenian regions using the body condition score (BCS) and the cresty neck score (CNS), while owners completed a questionnaire on feeding, pasture access, exercise, and health history of their animals. Over-conditioning (BCS ≥ 7) was found in 42.0% of the examined ponies. A strong positive correlation was found between BCS and CNS scores (r = 0.79). Ponies with unrestricted pasture access and those without organised exercise had, on average, higher BCS and CNS scores. Ponies with a history of laminitis or metabolic problems likewise showed higher average scores than healthy animals. Owners systematically underestimated the body condition of their ponies compared with the assessment of a trained assessor. The findings indicate that over-conditioning is a widespread and under recognised problem among ponies in Slovenia, and that owner education would contribute most to addressing it. konji poniji telesna kondicija debelost ocenjevanje zamaščenost vratnega grebena diplomska dela horses ponies body condition obesity assessment cresty neck score true false false R. Velepec Slovenski jezik Angleški jezik Diplomsko delo/naloga 2026-09-18 07:16:46 2026-09-18 07:16:54 2026-09-19 04:29:51 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 Ljubljana 2026 Ljubljana 1 spletni vir (1 datoteka PDF (IX, [18] str.)) 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 636.1(043.2) 289813 291648003 62896.pdf 62896.pdf 1 952FBDD186727D71272DFE9E4F5C0A44 68acf2124c20a6235f1d31e4bd9c871526eb96ea321f46721aaa0a905ab65cf6 226f0312-b320-11f1-8bc5-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=248040 Biotehniška fakulteta 0 0 0