Urošević, Milivoje and Drobnjak, Darko and Valeva, Radka and Stanišić, Goran and Mandić, Radomir and Grittner, Natalija and Dameski, Pance (2022) Correlation of morphological parameters of donkey from Australia. Veterinarska stanica, 53 (2). pp. 184-199.
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Abstract
The donkey, as a work animal, is gradually
losing its value. Agriculture industrialization,
mechanization of many processes on mountain
and valley farms have lead to a reduction of
donkey livestock. This reduction gives cause
for concern, and is good reason to study all
aspects of these domestic animals in order to
revive its role, to restart livestock growth in its
familiar habitats, and to introduce it into new
environments. This study focuses on these
aspects. The domestic donkey (Equus asinus)
originated from Africa, and there are two kinds
of African donkeys: Nubian and Somali. Their
enormous, almost mystical, endurance is well
known. There is no place in the world where a
donkey is not able to perform the most difficult
work, above all in transporting goods. A donkey
has an amazing capability of stable movement
through the most difficult places. For study
sample consisted of 44 donkeys (28 males
and 16 females) from Austria. The following
morphometric parameters were analysed:
height at the withers, height at the back, height
of the croup, body length, chest depth, chest
width, chest circumference anterior, chest
circumference posterior, shin circumference,
head length, skull length, face length, skull
width, face width, length of ears. Measurements
were performed using a ruler, tape measure
and vernier callipers. The average height at the
withers of males was 116.40 cm, ranging from
99.60 to 140.60 cm, while for females, the average
was 102.38 cm, ranging from 90.50 to 125.70 cm.
Body length of males was on average 121.85 cm
with a standard deviation of 11.79, while the
mean body length for females is 115.80 cm, with
a range of 101.00 to 131.00 cm. Male head length
ranged from 48.00 to 71.00 cm, with an average
of 55.60 cm, while in females, head length was
on average 50.06 cm, ranging from 43.00 to
56.00 cm. Using the Pearson correlation, a very
significant or significant positive statistical
correlation was observed between almost all
parameters of males, while for females, Pearson
correlation values had slightly different values
than for males. There was no statistically
significant correlation between chest width
and anterior chest circumference with nearly
any other parameters. For females, a negative
correlation between the skull width and all other
parameters was also observed.
Key words: donkey; morphometry; correlation
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Scientific Fields (Frascati) > Agricultural Sciences > Veterinary science |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Natasha Petrovska |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2026 09:33 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2026 09:40 |
| URI: | https://eprints.uklo.edu.mk/id/eprint/11786 |
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