A study on morphology and morphometric parameters on skull of the Bardhoka autochthonous sheep breed in Kosovo.
Facies
cranium
morphometric parameters
veterinary anatomy
Journal
Anatomia, histologia, embryologia
ISSN: 1439-0264
Titre abrégé: Anat Histol Embryol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 7704218
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2020
May 2020
Historique:
received:
27
11
2019
revised:
24
12
2019
accepted:
16
01
2020
pubmed:
6
2
2020
medline:
16
1
2021
entrez:
6
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In this study, we aim to investigate the skull of Bardhoka sheep, which is the native breed of Kosovo by utilising normal morphometric methods. Differences between male and female were also statistically analysed. Further, the parameters that can be used in gender discrimination were also analysed. The statistical analysis was based on a sample of 24 adult skulls of Bardhoka breed with 12 female and 12 male skulls. Altogether, 31 different measurements were taken morphologically and 7 different indices were applied. Except for the measurement's values of the orbit, measurement's values of length of the cheek tooth row and the measurement's values of height of the foramen magnum, all the measured values of males were higher than females. Nasal index, cranium index and skull index values were statistically significant between both genders. It is envisaged that the findings of this study will motivate and assist other comparative studies with other autochthonous sheep and goat breeds found in the Dukagjini region or in clinical veterinary practice and even in zooarchaeology.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
365-371Informations de copyright
© 2020 Blackwell Verlag GmbH.
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