DETERMINATION OF ZERDAVA DOG (KAPI KOPEGI) RAISED IN NORTHEAST OF TURKEY

Yilmaz O., ERTUĞRUL M.

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS-SERIES D-ANIMAL SCIENCE, ss.258-261, 2012 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: SCIENTIFIC PAPERS-SERIES D-ANIMAL SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.258-261
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This is the first document on Turkish Zerdava dogs raised in northeast of Turkey. This study was carried out to define the morphologic traits of the Turkish Zerdava dogs raised in east of Turkey comparing with some other native dog breeds of Turkey. To this end, a total of 39 (19 male and 20 female) dogs was analyzed using the Minitab 15 statistical software program using ANOVA and Student's t-Test. Descriptive statistics and comparison results were for height at shoulders 51.2 +/- 0.35, height at rump 51.6 +/- 0.28, body length 56.3 +/- 0.35, heart girth circumference 50 +/- 1.43, chest width 25.6 +/- 0.22, cannon circumference 9.4 +/- 0.14, and head length 19.4 +/- 0.17 cm respectively. The overall results of the study demonstrated that Turkish Zerdava dogs had a very close resemblance to the Turkish Kangal (Karabash) and Akbash Shepherd dogs related with body measurements. The Zerdava dogs reach mature body weight and size at around 18 months of age.