Estimation of Height at Withers Based on Long Bone Measurements of Living Cats
In this study, coefficients enabling estimation of shoulder height were obtained by taking morphometric measurements from radiographic images of live cats using the radiogrammetric method. For this purpose, a total of 37 adult cats, including 17 females and 20 males, were involved. While the effect...
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| author | Dominik Poradowski Zihni Mutlu Yusuf Altundağ Aleksander Chrószcz Özlem Sarıtaş Joanna Wolińska Vedat Onar |
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| description | In this study, coefficients enabling estimation of shoulder height were obtained by taking morphometric measurements from radiographic images of live cats using the radiogrammetric method. For this purpose, a total of 37 adult cats, including 17 females and 20 males, were involved. While the effect of sexual dimorphism was observed on the morphometric data, the presence of sexual dimorphism was only evident in the coefficients (factors) of the humerus and talus. No significant effect of gender was found on the shoulder height estimation coefficients (factors) for other thoracic and pelvic limb bones. Gender had an impact on the slenderness index in all thoracic limbs, but only on the tibia slenderness index among the pelvic limb bones. Generally, female individuals were found to have more slender limbs. It is believed that the obtained coefficients (factors) and index data will contribute significantly to the prediction of archaeological cat morphology. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d010f94d14f342e5883b39eaa4092af72024-11-26T18:24:48ZengMDPI AGVeterinary Sciences2306-73812024-10-01111152210.3390/vetsci11110522Estimation of Height at Withers Based on Long Bone Measurements of Living CatsDominik Poradowski0Zihni Mutlu1Yusuf Altundağ2Aleksander Chrószcz3Özlem Sarıtaş4Joanna Wolińska5Vedat Onar6Department of Biostructure and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Kożuchowska 1, 51-631 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 3420 Avcılar, TürkiyeDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 3420 Avcılar, TürkiyeDepartment of Biostructure and Animal Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. Kożuchowska 1, 51-631 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Prehistory, Division of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Hitit University, 19030 Çorum, TürkiyeFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, ul. C.K. Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, PolandOsteoarchaeology Practice and Research Centre & Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, 34320 Avcılar, TürkiyeIn this study, coefficients enabling estimation of shoulder height were obtained by taking morphometric measurements from radiographic images of live cats using the radiogrammetric method. For this purpose, a total of 37 adult cats, including 17 females and 20 males, were involved. While the effect of sexual dimorphism was observed on the morphometric data, the presence of sexual dimorphism was only evident in the coefficients (factors) of the humerus and talus. No significant effect of gender was found on the shoulder height estimation coefficients (factors) for other thoracic and pelvic limb bones. Gender had an impact on the slenderness index in all thoracic limbs, but only on the tibia slenderness index among the pelvic limb bones. Generally, female individuals were found to have more slender limbs. It is believed that the obtained coefficients (factors) and index data will contribute significantly to the prediction of archaeological cat morphology.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/11/11/522catheight at witherslong bonesslendernessgender |
| spellingShingle | Dominik Poradowski Zihni Mutlu Yusuf Altundağ Aleksander Chrószcz Özlem Sarıtaş Joanna Wolińska Vedat Onar Estimation of Height at Withers Based on Long Bone Measurements of Living Cats Veterinary Sciences cat height at withers long bones slenderness gender |
| title | Estimation of Height at Withers Based on Long Bone Measurements of Living Cats |
| title_full | Estimation of Height at Withers Based on Long Bone Measurements of Living Cats |
| title_fullStr | Estimation of Height at Withers Based on Long Bone Measurements of Living Cats |
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| title_short | Estimation of Height at Withers Based on Long Bone Measurements of Living Cats |
| title_sort | estimation of height at withers based on long bone measurements of living cats |
| topic | cat height at withers long bones slenderness gender |
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