Veterinarska stanica, Vol. 50 No. 2, 2019.
Original scientific paper
Morphometric parameters body in donkey
Milivoje Urošević
orcid.org/0000-0001-6248-3405
; Olgersdorf, Austrija
Margot Nemecek
; Olgersdorf, Austrija
Darko Drobnjak
orcid.org/0000-0002-5169-3375
; Centar za očuvanje autohtonih rasa, Beograd, Srbija
Petar Stojić
; Institut PKB Agroekonomik, Beograd, Srbija
Abstract
The domesticated donkey (Equus asinus) originates from Africa. From Africa, the donkey has spread to all continents and there are no geographic areas where they do not perform the most difficult forms of work. The basic prerequisite for durability and versatile usability is a specific biostatic model of the body. One of the very important specific features is the body build-up, that is, the croup higher than withers. Its prowess as a working animal is widely known, and there are virtually no geographic areas where donkeys are not used for some type of work, typically transport. The donkey’s ability to maintain balance and successfully traverse over even most difficult terrains is almost astounding. The secret of the donkey’s stability lies in the biostatistics model of its body. The position of the pelvis and the neck (and thus, the head) determine the location of the barycenter. The research included a morphometric examination of 6 exterior parameters in
17 females and 14 males. The research encompassed jennies from three countries (Romania (Sibiu, Turda), Macedonia (Ohrid, Prilep) and Turkey (Eskisehir ). Mean values, also like a maximum and minimum of the observed parameters are presented. Statistical significance of differences between the observed parameters, distributed by gander, were determined by means of the t-test. This study determined the average height of 104.5 cm, in males and in females 102.00 cm. Body length is average 112.8 cm in males and 110.5 cm in females. The average depth of chest of males was 49.6 cm and 48.7 cm in females. Donkey females have a longer and wider chest, as they move slower than male donkeys, but are more stable when moving. Based on the obtained valuation code can be concluded that the measured donkeys rectangular format of the body.
Keywords
donkeys; body; morphometric parameters
Hrčak ID:
223820
URI
Publication date:
25.3.2019.
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