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Determination of the morphometric characteristics of donkey (Equus asinus) populations reared in Turkey

Fulya ÖZDİL
Selçuk KAPLAN
Serdar GENÇ
Hasan BULUT
Selen YATKIN
Sezen ARAT
Eser Kemal GÜRCAN
Mehmet İhsan SOYSAL
Emel ÖZKAN ÜNAL
Pages
445–456
Publication Date
2022-11-06
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In conclusion, the morphometric characteristics of the donkeys were determined and it was shown that the populations were not distinguished clearly from each other and that this was fundamentally due to the transitions among the donkey populations for long years.

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This research aims to determine the morphometric characteristics of the donkey (Equus asinus) populations reared in Turkey. For this purpose, live weights and body measurements were collected from 500 donkeys. The donkeys were grouped according to the factors of color, age, sex, and province and the live weights (LW) (kg), withers heights (WH), rump heights (RH), body lengths (BL), chest circumferences (CC), chest depths (CD), front shank circumferences (FSC), head lengths (HL) and ear lengths (EL) (cm) of the donkeys were measured. In the study, the males were found to have higher values of live weight, withers height, rump height, and chest depth than the females (p 0.05). In conclusion, the morphometric characteristics of the donkeys were determined and it was shown that the populations were not distinguished clearly from each other and that this was fundamentally due to the transitions among the donkey populations for long years.

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ÖZDİL, F., KAPLAN, S., GENÇ, S., BULUT, H., YATKIN, S., ARAT, S., GÜRCAN, E. K., SOYSAL, M. İ., ÜNAL, E. Ö. (2022). Determination of the morphometric characteristics of donkey (Equus asinus) populations reared in Turkey. Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Cilt: 46 - Sayı: 3, 445–456. https://ajindex.com/articles/614539

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