LIPIZZAN INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION

F I N A L R E P O R T

REALIZATION OF STUD FARM VUČIJAK HELP FUND

October, 2018 REALIZATION OF STUD FARM VUČIJAK HELP FUND

INTRODUCTION The obligation to take over the realization of LIF Help Fund for Stud Farm Vučijak and all the communication with the management of Stud Farm Vučijak was given to Secretary General during the meeting of the LIF Board (Vienna, 24th Nov 2016). The activities were discussed under the Article 9 of the official Agenda. The separate LIF account nominated for the Help Fund for Stud Farm Vučijak reported at that time the total amount of 3.149,52 eur.

COORDINATION AND COMUNICATION WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF THE STUD FARM VUČIJAK Communication and coordination with the management of Stud Farm Vučijak started in December 2016 with the current director, Mr. Ranko Grubešić and with mr. Saša Dragičević form the Ministry of agriculture. Due to changes in the management in stud Farm, during 2017 the whole process of coordination started again with the new director – mr. Milan Milanković.

As a first step LIF requested form the responsible Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water management verification that Stud Farm Vučijak is authorized organization in Bosnia, which was delivered to LIF on 17th Jan 2017 (Reg. nr.: 12.03.2-330-112/17, on 17th Jan 2017). After that a contract was made with noted obligations of Stud Farm Vučijak and the procedure to receive the noted amount from the Help Fund. Such contract was signed from both parties on 4th April 2017 (Reg nr. 31/2017). Each signee received one original contract.

Due to obligations Stud Farm Vučijak had to report the purpose on which the Help Fund will be spent. The Stud Farm reported on 15th May 2017 (document reg.nr. 48/2017) that the money will be spent on membership fee in LIF, DNA analysis and machine for hay collecting. After the receipt of the letter, LIF rejected that the fund is spent on LIF membership, but that DNA analysis and hay collecting machine can be nominated for the Fund due to their request. It was agreed at the end that the Help Fund is realized to DNA analysis (parentage testing) of Lipizzan horses in Stud Farm. Due to some financial difficulties in Stud Farm Vučijak in the second part of 2017, there was a bit of delay in realization of the arranged activities. More intensive work started in June 2018.

SAMPLING AND RESULTS FROM THE LABORATORY To help Stud Farm Vučijak with the sampling of biological material (hair roots) and with the procedure of parentage testing, detailed written instructions were made. Besides that, the connection was made with the laboratory in which the sampling has been arranged.

The analysis of samples was made in the referent laboratory XenoGenetik Biotechnologie Ges.mbH (Wr. Neustädterstrasse 47, 2540 Bad Vöslau, Austria). Stud Farm Vučijak successfully sampled biological material in two occasions (in May and June 2018) and have sent it directly to the laboratory in Austria.

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Until 08th Aug 2018 the statistical overview of analyzed biological samples is as following: o 83 hair samples (horses born 1988 till 2017) o 20 horses resulted with full parentage test o 4 horses resulted with parentage tested only to Sire o 29 horses resulted with parentage tested only to Dam o 30 horses resulted with registration of DNA type (impossible parentage test)

STUD FARMS REPORT AND FINANCIAL REFUND Stud Farm Vučijak has sent the final report about the actions taken in the process of DNA parentage testing. Beside the report, results and genotype cards, the Stud Farm also enclosed the bank transfer confirmations as the proof of payment to the laboratory in Austria. Due to following, all of the terms by the contract have been fulfilled and the total amount of Help Fund, i.e. 2.854,42 eur have been transferred on 16th Oct 2018 to the Stud Farm account (reduced amount due to Bank charges fees for holding the Help Fund Account). With this action LIF have closed the Vučijak Help Fund Account and has reported about the taken actions to the Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water management in Bosnia.

Best regards, Secretary General: Nidal Korabi, PhD

Reg.Nr: 22 / 2018 Zagreb, 24th Oct 2018

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Statistical overview of analyzed hair samples

Proportion of analysed samples by gender

24; 29%

Male Female

59; 71%

Proportion of analysed samples by type of analysis in the laboratory

29 30 20

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Full PT PT to Sire PT to Dam Genotype registration

Proportion of analysed samples by the year of birth

32 24

9 11 3 2

< 1999 2000-2005 2006-2010 2011-2015 2016 2017

Proportion of analysed samples by sire line (only male horses included) 5 5 4 4 3 3

Conversano Favory Maestoso Neapolitano Pluto Siglavy

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Proportion of analysed samples by dam line (only female horses included)

6 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 Jala Lipa Sava Visla Pliva Ilova Sana Janja Drina Rama Sitnica Ukrina Neretva Kremica Sutjeska Bregava

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