ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2022
Comparison of Donkey, Pony, and Horse Dorsal Profiles and Head Shapes Using Geometric Morphometrics.
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- Exploiting morphobiometric and genomic variability of African indigenous camel populations-A review.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Pooled it
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- Three-Dimensional Segmentation of Equine Paranasal Sinuses in Multidetector Computed Tomography Datasets: Preliminary Morphometric Assessment Assisted with Clustering Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Pony feeding management: the role of morphology and hay feeding methods on intake rate, ingestive behaviors and mouth shaping.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- The Postural and Body Surface Temperature Response of Leisure Horses to Lunging with Selected Lunging Aids.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Would the Cephalic Development in the Purebred Arabian Horse and Its Crosses Indicate a Paedomorphic Process?Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- No Morphological Integration of Dorsal Profiles in the Araucanian Horse (Colombia).Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
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Abstract
Since donkey breeding has increased due to their variety of uses, welfare evaluation has become more important. This study aimed to compare donkey, pony, and horse dorsal profiles and head shapes using geometric morphometrics (GM). Photographs of 14 donkeys, 14 ponies, and 14 horses were analyzed using GM, including the sliding semilandmarks method. The variations in the first three principal components (PCs) were PC1: 57.16%, PC2: 16.05%, and PC3: 8.31% for the dorsal profiles and PC1: 44.77%, PC2: 13.46%, and PC3: 7.66% for the head shapes. Both the dorsal profiles and head shapes differed between donkeys and horses (p < 0.0001) but not between donkeys and ponies (p > 0.05). Moreover, both the dorsal profiles and head shapes differed in size between ponies and horses (p < 0.0001) but not in shape (p > 0.05). Higher Mahalanobis and Procrustes distances were noted between donkeys and horses as well between donkeys and ponies than between ponies and horses. The use of geometric morphometrics revealed the differences in the dorsal profiles and head shapes between the studied equids. These differences should be taken into account when adapting welfare scales and methods from horses to donkeys.
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