Approche ostéo-morphométrique des têtes de la population ovine autochtone

Abstract

This study is the first study conducted on the morphological and ostéométriques characterization of kulls sheep in Algeria. It was worn on twenty-six quantitative variables and thirty-two qualitative variables for a sample of 30 heads (15 males and 15 females). There is a perfect agreement between the results of the qualitative and quantitative study, they show the presence of two major morph type of skull (thin and thick), more heads that bring some characteristics of the first and more of the second type, These results show that the diversity of sheep even affects his bone morphology, and that it also differs from his age group to another and from one sex to the other. So it gives us an assisted about the heterogeneity of herds, and about the existence of uncontrolled croisements between individuals of different races or cross breeding individuals.