Comparison various body measurements of Aksaray Malakli and Kangal Dogs

Authors : Yusuf Ziya OGRAK, Nurşen ÖZTÜRK, Dilara AKIN, Mustafa ÖZCAN

Pages : 86-91

Doi:10.30704/http-www-jivs-net.462546

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Publication Date : 2018-12-31

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(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 6 th 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 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P<0.001);. However, this trait was not significant for female dogs. This can be associated with the significant interaction between breed and gender insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P<0.01);. Body index also showed the same trend. Also, withers height and head circumference traits were found significant insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P<0.001); for male and female Aksaray Malakli dogs and for male and female Kangal dogs insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(P<0.01);. This can be a reason for the significant interaction between breed and gender. As a conclusion, although there are some phenotypic similarities between Kangal and Aksaray Malakli dogs, obtained body measurements showed significant differences. Furthermore, Aksaray Malakli dogs tend to have bigger body structure than Kangal dogs.  
Keywords : Kangal Dog, Aksaray Malakli Dog, Turkish Shepherd Dog, body measurements