Atlas ilustrado zootécnico de equinos Ezoognósia

Abstract

Animal evaluation is one of the fundamental subjects of the Animal Science due to its importance throughout the history of animal production, generating indispensable knowledge for students who are dedicated to agrarian areas. The knowledge of the exterior of large domestic animals serves as a selection tool for animal production, where through evaluation and judgment, it was possible to obtain animals with desired characteristics, whether in production (meat, wool and milk), type of work or the creation of breeds and pedigrees. From the 18th century, with the increase in the population of cities, agricultural producers had the role of selecting the best animals to guarantee a greater production of food for that population, which resulted in the beginning of animal improvement that was possible through knowledge of the science of ezoognosia. Since the beginning of history, after being domesticated, the horse has always been an ally of humans, due to its work capacity, strength, speed, serving as a means of transportation and leisure, and participating in important achievements in human history. An animal of remarkable beauty, the horse is an animal that also aroused the interest of artists who combined their studies of art with science through anatomical knowledge and the exterior of horses, portraying these magnificent creatures in artistic works. Consequently, these same artists improved scientific illustration, increasing its importance in academia. Realizing the importance of Ezoognosia for equine farming and the role of art and scientific illustration as a means of transmission and propagation of knowledge, this work aims to produce an illustrated didactic material, in which new and updated illustrations about the outside world were produced. of equines, with the purpose of creating an attractive pedagogical material to contribute to the teaching-learning process for the student of the agrarian courses or for those who are interested in knowledge about this species. Its content was produced after an extensive research of references about the exterior of horses, compiling knowledge that adds positively to the creation of a pedagogical tool in Portuguese on equine ezoognosia. The drawings were created digitally in the Krita software (developed by KDE) and later, the illustrated atlas will be sent for publication so that this important knowledge about the exterior of horses can reach different audiences.