2016, Cilt 32, Sayı 3, Sayfa(lar) 136-140
Morphometric features of the mandible of Malakan Horse according to gender
İftar Gürbüz1, Yasin Demiraslan1, Filiz Gülbaz2, Kadir Aslan3
1Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Anatomi Anabilim Dalı, Budur, Turkey
2Kafkas Üniversitesi, Kars Meslek Yüksekokulu, Kars, Turkey
3Kafkas Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Anatomi Anabilim Dalı, Kars, Turkey
Keywords: Gender, Malakan horse, mandible, morphometry
Abstract
Aim: In the study it was aimed to determine in terms of gender morphometric values of adult Malakan Horse mandible.

Materials and Methods: In the study, 5 male and 5 female Malakan Horses mandibles were used. After dissecting skin and superficial muscles of mandible, it was maceration by boiling. Thirty-four measurements were obtained from mandible by digital caliper.

Results: Result of the study, the average of lenght (U1) of male Malakan Horse mandible was calculated as 393.64±2.41 mm, the average of mandible height (U21) 253.20±4.56 mm, the average of length of female Malakan Horse mandible 394.70±1.37 mm, the average of mandible height 249.65±0.99 mm. It was seen that the differences in only distance of two coronoid process (U25) was significant in statistical analysis presented between the genders (P<0.05).

Conclusion: It is concluded that morphometric measurements except the distance of two coronoid process (U25) in the mandible of Malakan Horses can not be used in gender differentiation.

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