Comparison various body measurements of Aksaray Malakli and Kangal Dogs
| Autor: | Dilara Akın, Mustafa Özcan, Nursen Ozturk, Yusuf Ziya Ograk |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Veterinary medicine
Rump 040301 veterinary sciences Withers biology.animal_breed 0402 animal and dairy science Kangal dog 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Biology Body size 040201 dairy & animal science Breed 0403 veterinary science Head circumference Veterinary Veteriner Hekimlik Kangal Dog Aksaray Malakli Dog Turkish Shepherd Dog body measurements |
| Zdroj: | Volume: 2, Issue: 3 86-91 Journal of Istanbul Veterinary Sciences |
| ISSN: | 2602-3490 |
| Popis: | This study was conducted to compare and evaluate some body measurements of Kangal Dog and Aksaray Malakli Dog breeds. The study group consist of dogs with an age range from 2 to 5 years. Samples for Kangal dogs were obtained from Sivas and for Aksaray Malakli dogs from Aksaray province. Observations from ten dogs from both species (5 male and 5 female), in total 20 adult dogs were used for this study. Some of the morphological characteristics as black mask around the head, cream fur colour and holding spiral tail were found evident for Kangal dogs while in all Aksaray Malakli dogs the head and body size, thimbleful black mask around the head, and 6th nail existence were determined as descriptive differences between the genotypes. While the effect of gender on muzzle length, body index and bone index was not found to be significant, it was found significant for other body measurements. The rump lengths in male Aksaray Malakli dogs were significantly larger than male Kangal dogs (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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