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The shepherd dog breeds in turkey: a survey

Orhan Yilmaz1*, Halit Deniz Sireli2 and Mehmet Ertugrul3

1Ardahan University, Vocational High School of Technical Sciences, 75000, Ardahan, Turkey; 2Dicle University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, 21280, Diyarbakir, Turkey; 3Ankara University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, 06106, Ankara, Turkey

 
Abstract

Shepherd dogs are bred to protect the intruders and predators away from livestock. Traditional breeding of this breeds have been shaped in the historical process in Europe with Asian countries and Turkey. In Turkey, there are five shepherd dog breeds including Kangal (Karabash), Akbash, Kars (Caucasian), Sheep and Karaman shepherd Dogs. Although the first three breeds have been registered, Sheep and Karaman shepherd dog have not been registered yet. This review provides the fundamental features of these important dog breeds.

Keywords: Canis familiaris; protection dog; farm animal; genetic resource
 
To cite this article: Yilmaz O, HD Sireli and M Ertugrul, 2015. The shepherd dog breeds in turkey: a survey. Res. Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 5(4): 172-177.
 

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