Evaluation of some morphological and genetic characteristics of Catalburun dog breed

dc.authoridOZARSLAN, BORA/0000-0001-8245-6383
dc.authoridERDOGAN, METIN/0000-0003-0975-1989
dc.contributor.authorOzarslan, Bora
dc.contributor.authorAtasoy, Fatih
dc.contributor.authorErdogan, Metin
dc.contributor.authorOzkul, Banu Yuceer
dc.contributor.authorOzbaser, Fatma Tulin
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-21T16:40:42Z
dc.date.available2025-01-21T16:40:42Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentKırıkkale Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractCatalburun (Fork-nose) dogs are the members of Turkeys indigenous gene pool. Although there are some studies on phenotypic identification of this breed, there is no study on genetic characterization. This study aimed to define the detailed morphological and genetic characteristics of this breed. For this purpose, initially, some morphological traits in 100 Catalburun dogs were measured. Furthermore, the blood samples were taken from a total of 62 animals to identify genetic characteristics. The mean live weight was found as 20.20 kg, and the means of withers height, rump height and body length were measured as 48.2, 49.1 and 54.1 cm, respectively. In the microsatellite analysis, the mean of inbreeding coefficient (F-IS) was calculated as 0.048. The observed (Ho) and the expected heterozygosity (He) values were determined as 0.743 +/- 0.12 and 0.744 +/- 0.11, respectively. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence analyses revealed that AHT 137 loci (12 alleles) and REN247M2 loci (4 alleles) were found to have the highest and the lowest frequencies. The highest frequencies in A and B haplogroups were found to be A18 (14.52%) and B1 (59.68%) haplotypes, respectively. The factorial similarity analysis denoted that the examined dogs may be grouped in closely-related two parent lines. Although the heterozygosity values were found to be relatively high, conversely, the mutation or nucleotide diversities were found to be low. This is the first study to comprehensively describe the genomic diversity and population structure of the Catalburun breed. Special attentions should be taken to the protection of this breed as soon as possible.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) [TOVAG 115 O 613]
dc.description.sponsorshipWe thank Catalburun dog owners for their support on this project. This research was financially supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), with project no. TOVAG 115 O 613.
dc.identifier.doi10.3906/vet-2012-20
dc.identifier.endpage656
dc.identifier.issn1300-0128
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.startpage649
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3906/vet-2012-20
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12587/24752
dc.identifier.volume45
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000689664600007
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241229
dc.subjectCatalburun breed; morphological characteristics; genetic characteristics; mtDNA; pointer dog
dc.titleEvaluation of some morphological and genetic characteristics of Catalburun dog breed
dc.typeArticle

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