Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Agricultural University of Tirana, Tirana, Albania.
Anat Histol Embryol. 2020 May;49(3):365-371. doi: 10.1111/ahe.12538. Epub 2020 Feb 5.
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.
本研究旨在利用常规形态测量方法研究 Bardhoka 绵羊的头骨，Bardhoka 绵羊是科索沃的本地品种。我们还对雄性和雌性之间的差异进行了统计学分析。此外，还分析了可用于性别鉴定的参数。统计分析基于 Bardhoka 品种 24 个成年头骨的样本，其中 12 个为雌性头骨，12 个为雄性头骨。总共进行了 31 次形态学测量，并应用了 7 种不同的指数。除了眶的测量值、颊齿列长度的测量值和枕骨大孔高度的测量值外，所有雄性的测量值都高于雌性。性别之间的鼻指数、颅骨指数和颅骨指数值具有统计学意义。预计本研究的结果将激励和协助在 Dukagjini 地区或临床兽医实践中，甚至在动物考古学中发现的其他同源绵羊和山羊品种的其他比较研究。
