Craniometric studies on the skull of Korean native goat

Yi, Seong-joon; Lee, Heungshik S

Korean Journal of Veterinary Research 1994;34(4):705-714.

¹Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University
²Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University

한국재래산양 머리뼈에 대한 두개계측학적 연구

이성준¹, 이흥식²

¹경북대학교 수의과대학 해부학교실
²서울대학교 수의과대학 해부학교실

Abstract

This study was carried out to identify the craniometric characteristics of the skull of Korean native goat. The results were as follows; The skull index, cranial index, facial index, right orbital index and left orbital index were $55.86{pm}2.14$, $59.97{pm}3.68$, $107.03{pm}5.71$, $92.22{pm}4.54$and $90.47{pm}5.48$, respectively. The ratio of facial length to cranial length was 1:1.15 and the ratio of length of cranial base to palatal length was 1:1.35. The skull length was more correlated to the facial length than to the cranial length(p<0.01). The skull width was more correlated to the width between foramina supraorbitales than to the width between foramina infraorbitales. It also showed negative correlation to the medial width between bases of processus cornualis but positive correlation to the lateral width between bases of processus cornualis(p<0.01). The width between tips of both horns showed high positive correlation to the medial width between processus cornualis, but negative correlation to the lateral width(p<0.01).

Key Words: craniometry, skull, Korean native goat