Original scientific paper
EFFECT OF SEX ON THE BODY MEASURES IN DIFFERENT AGE CATEGORIES OF BOSNIAN-HERZEGOVINIAN - CROATIAN SHEPHERD DOG TORNJAK
Anamaria Ekert Kabalin
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Igor Štoković
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Sven Menčik
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Bojan Mataković
; Hrvatski kinološki savez, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Damir Skok
; Hrvatski kinološki savez, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Velimir Sušić
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tomislav Balenović
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Dušanka Bijelić
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Bojana Vudrag
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Maja Maurić
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Kristina Starčević
; Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
Tornjak is recognized as an optional (temporary) indigenous Bosnian and Herzegovinian-Croatian breed by the FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale) in 2007 when his official standard was published. Although it had important role as a shepherd dog during the Croatian history, there was a decrease of its numbers due to the changes in lifestyle and needs of the population. At the beginning of the twentieth century this breed almost disappeared but in seventies began active work on standardization, control of breeding and spreading of tornjak, both inside and outside their home countries. Breed standard sets the characteristics of general appearance, character and temperament, as well as a desirable appearance of certain parts of the body and errors that might occur in some individuals. As well as for the other breeds of dogs, the standard describes only the basic physical measurements (body height) and some important ratios. That’s why the aim of this study was to determine the detailed body measurements by gender and age groups. In this way a better insight into the development and morphological characteristics of tornjak can be obtained.
Keywords
tornjak; body measures; sex; age category
Hrčak ID:
97628
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Publication date:
30.11.2012.
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