Abstract. Body measurements of 110 beef cows of 9 breeds (Hungarian Simmental, Hereford, Aberdeen Angus, Red Angus, Lincoln Red, Shaver, Charolais, Limousin and Blonde d’Aquitaine) were taken in December 2004. The absolute, relative measurements and measurement indices moreover correlations between age, live weight and measurements were evaluated and compared for the mentioned breeds. Animals in study were born between 1989 and 2002, kept on the same condition on peat-bog soil pasture at Keszthely. Significant differences (P<0.05) were found among breeds in most of the body measurements. Blonde d’ Aquitaine was the heaviest in live weight (638 kg), highest as for the height at withers (142.5 cm), height at rump (146.6 cm) and length of the body (151.5 cm). Limousin had longest measurements as for the length of the rump (47.4 cm) and width of the rump (58.3 cm). Shaver had the longest width between shoulders (52.9 cm) and width of the head (25.1 cm) while Lincoln Red the longest length of the head (52.8 cm). The correlations between live weight and measurements were medium or strong positive (r = 0.40–0.83), between age and measurements slight positive (r = 0.01–0.46), among the different measurements medium or strong positive (r = 0.22–0.81).
The challenges faced by minority languages in the contemporary linguistic landscape have been a relevant topic for several years. With global languages claiming an increasing share of speakers, smaller, community-based languages have been neglected in favor of a lingua
franca. The paper aims to present a few possible ways in which this linguistic exposure can be transformed into a potential boon for language education and maintenance in smaller language communities, rather than this being a hindrance. The research relies on methods
of scrutiny present in all forms of the media-oriented towards achieving an increased usage and recognition of apparently neglected languages.
The challenges faced by minority languages in the contemporary linguistic landscape have
been a relevant topic for several years. With global languages claiming an increasing share
of speakers, smaller, community-based languages have been neglected in favour of the lingua
franca. The paper aims to present several possible ways in which this linguistic exposure can
be transformed into a potential boon for language education and maintenance in smaller
languages, rather than being a hinderance. These new methods are based on using commonly
consumed media as a medium to achieve increased language usage and recognition.
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