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- Title
Preliminary study of guard hair morphology in four dog breeds.
- Authors
Goliszewska, Agata; Arct, Jacek; Pytkowska, Katarzyna; Tumiłowicz, Paweł; Szczepanik, Marcin
- Abstract
Background: Morphological differences between mammalian hair types are useful for species distinction. Differences in animal hair structure are observed between species, whereas there may be breed differences within a species. Hypothesis: Guard hair structure may vary between different dog breeds. Animals: Hair samples were collected from 73 dogs of four breed types (wire‐haired Dachshund, Labrador retriever, German shepherd dog and Yorkshire terrier). Methods: Hair was measured and analysed by scanning electron microscopy. The following were evaluated: hair thickness; medulla to hair cross‐sectional area ratio; scale density, pattern and margins; and medulla shape, composition and structure. Results: There were significant differences in all measured parameters between breeds. Conclusions and clinical importance: These study findings may be useful for the study of classifying dog breeds and for forensic identification of a dog breed through hair sampling.
- Subjects
HAIR; DOG physiology; HAIR analysis; CANIDAE; DOG breeds; ANIMAL morphology
- Publication
Veterinary Dermatology, 2018, Vol 29, Issue 4, p332
- ISSN
0959-4493
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/vde.12656