Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Fırat Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Veteriner Dergisi, cilt.37, sa.2, ss.127-133, 2023 (Hakemli Dergi)
Sexual dimorphism is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the
same species. In this study, it was aimed to observe how the femoral osteometric measurements
could be useful for determining sexual dimorphism. For this purpose, a total of 67 (33 male, 34
female) canine femurs of known dolichocephalic type were used. A total of 6 osteometric
measurements (largest length (GL), biggest width of the proximal end (Bp), the greatest depth of
the caput femoris (DC),the smallest width of the diaphysis (SD), the smallest circumference of the
diaphysis (CD),the greatest width of the distal tip (Bd) were taken from each femur. Three different
indices (proximal index, diaphyse index and distal index) were calculated using these osteometric
measurements. Statistical calculations of all osteometric measurements and index values obtained
were evalated by the SPSS 21.0 program. The difference between the mean values of femur
osteometric measurements of males and females was found to be statistically significant (P<0.01).
In conclusion, femur osteometric measurements of dogs did not provide 100% sexual
discrimination but, it could make a great contribution to this subject with a predictive coefficient of
approximately 85%.