Honamlı, Kıl, Kilis ve Saanen keçilerinde kafatasının dorsal landmarklar kullanarak geometrik morfometrik analizi

The study aimed was to analyze the dorsal aspect of the skulls of Honamlı, Hair, Kilis, and Saanen goats by the geometric morphometric method. A total of 48 adult goat skulls, 6 male and 6 female, were used for each breed. After the skulls were photographed dorsally, 10 homologous landmarks were marked. As a result of our study, the degree of dorsal separation of the skulls according to sex was found to be limited. Nevertheless, significant separation was seen in the Honamlı skulls of females and in the Honamlı and Saanen skulls of males. This information may serve as a reference for the skull remains of ruminants.Çalışmada geometrik morfometri yöntemi ile Honamlı, Kıl, Kilis ve Saanen keçisine ait kafataslarının dorsal yönden analizi amaçlandı. Her ırk için ayrı ayrı 6 erkek ve 6 dişi olmak üzere toplamda 48 adet ergin keçi kafatası kullanıldı. Kafatasları dorsal yönden fotoğraflandıktan sonra 10 adet homolog landmark işaretlendi. Çalışmamız neticesinde dorsal yönden cinsiyete göre kafataslarının birbirinden ayrılma derecesi sınırlı olarak saptandı. Buna rağmen dişilerde Honamlı kafataslarında, erkeklerde ise Honamlı ve Saanen kafataslarında belirgin ayrılmalar görüldü. Bu bilgilerin geviş getirenlere ait kafatası kalıntıları için referans oluşturabileceği düşünülmektedir

Macroanatomic investigations on arteria celiaca and its branches in malakan horse

Aim: In the study, it was aimed to investigate the branches of Materials and Methods: In the study, 5 male and 5 female adult Malakan horses were used. After opening the abdominal cavity of the horses, the colored latex, by entering from the aorta abdominalis, was injected to the vessel. Results: It was determined that arteria celiaca was divided into three rami as arteria hepatica, arteria gastrica sinistra and arteria lienalis. It was determined that diamater of the arteria hepatica were average of 7.36 mm in male and 7.00 mm in female, diamater of the arteria gastrica sinistra were average of 5.56 mm in male and 4.95 mm in female, the diamater of the arteria lienalis were average of 8.79 mm in male and 7.50 mm in female. Arteria hepatica gave the rami pancreatici, ramus hepaticus, arteria gastrica dextra and, continued the course as arteria gastroduodenalis. After arteria gastrica sinistra gave the rami pancreatici, it was divided into ramus parietalis and ramus visceralis. Ramus parietalis gave the ramus esophageus for the esophageal vascularization. It was determined that the arteria gastrica breves, rami pancreatici, rami splenici, rami epiploici emerged from arteria lienalis and, arteria lienalis coursed as arteria gastroepiploica sinistra. Conclusions: In conclusion, the findings were similar at high rates by literature

Geometric morphometric analysis of the condylus occipitalis and foramen magnum in sheep and goat

Aim: The aim of this study was to reveal the dimorphic structures of the foramen magnum and condyle occipitalis through an interspecies shape analysis and to determine the variability between sheep and goats. Materials and Methods: The study includes data from 81 skulls (46 sheep and 35 goat) for this aim. The foramen magnum frame shape and the condyle occipitalis variation were determined using type I (anatomical) and type III (semilandmarks). Results: Accordingly, was determined 30.76, 14.94 and 14.07 of the total shape variation of PC1, PC2 and PC3, respectively. It was determined that condylus occipitalis was primarily responsible for the shape variation according to PC1, and foramen magnum was responsible for the secondarly. It was found to explain the shape variation of the right condyle occipitalis to a great extent compared with PC2, while in PC3, it caused the entire right condyle occipitalis to explain the shape variation of the extreme lateral corner of the left condyle occipitalis and the left edge of the foramen magnum. The discriminant function analysis determined the Procrustes and Mahalanobis distances to be 0.12293879 (p Conclusion: As a result, the geometric morphometry method is regarded to be a useful tool for detecting changes in skull shape between species and can thus be used successfully for taxonomic, archaeological, and forensic research