Letter to Editor

Some morphological and genetic characteristics of Malaklı Karabash dogs

Volume: 61 Number: 2 June 1, 2014
  • Fatih Atasoy
  • Metin Erdoğan
  • Bora Özarslan
  • Banu Yüceer
  • Afşin Kocakaya
  • Halil Akçapınar
EN TR

Some morphological and genetic characteristics of Malaklı Karabash dogs

Abstract

This study was aimed at determining the morphological and genetic traits of Malaklı Karabash dogs in Turkey. Body weight, head and body measurements were taken from eighteen months of age and older, of total 277 dogs (77 female and 200 male). The statistically values (X±SE) on sex groups (female and male, respectively) for body weight (kg), and for head meaures enclosed head length, face length, ear length, ear width, ears interval, eyes interval, muzzle circumference measures (cm) were detected 53.20±1.01, 62.29±0.68; 30.92±0.24, 32.98±0.18; 11.80±0.15, 12.55±0.09; 16.73±0.26, 17.67±0.17; 13.96±0.26, 14.78±0.18; 17.95±0.35, 18.77±0.19; 5.63±0.12, 5.99±0.10; 29.67±0.28, 32.17±0.22 respectively. The statistic values (X±SE) for Malaklı female and male dogs for body measurements enclosed height at withers, rump height, body length, chest width, chest depth, heart girth, front and hind cannon bone circumference, tail length measures (cm) were found 72.98±0.49, 78.36±0.31; 72.87±0.53, 78.65±0.34; 79.02±0.62, 82.68±0.60; 24.76±0.35, 26.68±0.20; 30.86±0.26, 33.73±0.44; 84.47±0.71, 89.89±0.76; 14.71±0.12, 15.76±0.08; 13.90±0.16, 14.76±0.08; 51.36±0.83, 54.76±0.45, respectively. For genetic analysis a blood samples were taken from 212 non-relative dogs from a total 277 dogs used in this study. The results of the analysis for FIS, FIT, FST values, heterozygosity (He) and Tajima Neutrality Test were found to be 0.0184, 0.0209, 0.0025; 0.797 and 1.808, respectively. A020 (18.9%) and B001 (35.2%) haplotypes in Malaklı Karabash population were found to be the highest

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Surgery

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Authors

Fatih Atasoy This is me

Metin Erdoğan This is me

Bora Özarslan This is me

Banu Yüceer This is me

Afşin Kocakaya This is me

Halil Akçapınar This is me

Publication Date

June 1, 2014

Submission Date

June 1, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 61 Number: 2

APA
Atasoy, F., Erdoğan, M., Özarslan, B., Yüceer, B., Kocakaya, A., & Akçapınar, H. (2014). Some morphological and genetic characteristics of Malaklı Karabash dogs. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 61(2), 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002616
AMA
1.Atasoy F, Erdoğan M, Özarslan B, Yüceer B, Kocakaya A, Akçapınar H. Some morphological and genetic characteristics of Malaklı Karabash dogs. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2014;61(2):125-132. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002616
Chicago
Atasoy, Fatih, Metin Erdoğan, Bora Özarslan, Banu Yüceer, Afşin Kocakaya, and Halil Akçapınar. 2014. “Some Morphological and Genetic Characteristics of Malaklı Karabash Dogs”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 61 (2): 125-32. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002616.
EndNote
Atasoy F, Erdoğan M, Özarslan B, Yüceer B, Kocakaya A, Akçapınar H (June 1, 2014) Some morphological and genetic characteristics of Malaklı Karabash dogs. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 61 2 125–132.
IEEE
[1]F. Atasoy, M. Erdoğan, B. Özarslan, B. Yüceer, A. Kocakaya, and H. Akçapınar, “Some morphological and genetic characteristics of Malaklı Karabash dogs”, Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 125–132, June 2014, doi: 10.1501/Vetfak_0000002616.
ISNAD
Atasoy, Fatih - Erdoğan, Metin - Özarslan, Bora - Yüceer, Banu - Kocakaya, Afşin - Akçapınar, Halil. “Some Morphological and Genetic Characteristics of Malaklı Karabash Dogs”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi 61/2 (June 1, 2014): 125-132. https://doi.org/10.1501/Vetfak_0000002616.
JAMA
1.Atasoy F, Erdoğan M, Özarslan B, Yüceer B, Kocakaya A, Akçapınar H. Some morphological and genetic characteristics of Malaklı Karabash dogs. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2014;61:125–132.
MLA
Atasoy, Fatih, et al. “Some Morphological and Genetic Characteristics of Malaklı Karabash Dogs”. Ankara Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 61, no. 2, June 2014, pp. 125-32, doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002616.
Vancouver
1.Fatih Atasoy, Metin Erdoğan, Bora Özarslan, Banu Yüceer, Afşin Kocakaya, Halil Akçapınar. Some morphological and genetic characteristics of Malaklı Karabash dogs. Ankara Univ Vet Fak Derg. 2014 Jun. 1;61(2):125-32. doi:10.1501/Vetfak_0000002616

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