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Ectrodactyly is an exceptional congenital disorder which is seen at the distal part of the limbs and characterized with longitudinal bony and soft tissue clefts. These clefts can include digits, metacarpal bones, carpal joint or radius-ulna. A male, 18 week-old, Turkish Kangal dog was presented with the right forelimb lameness and inspectional abnormality with a long and wide cleft starting from the distal manus to the carpo-metacarpal joint. The long cleft between metacarpal bones was fixed with two lag screws after filling the gap with corticocancellous bone block and fusion podoplasty. Short term clinical results were favourable following the surgery, but long term clinical outcome was less favourable because the dog revealed mild lameness due to the erosion of skin surrounding the digital pads. Finally, this problem was solved by using pad protectors when walking on rough grounds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study was carried out to determine morphological structures of Anatolian Shepherd dog eye to compare with other animals. This important sensory organ from five adult male dogs were investigated by light microscopic and scanning electron microscopic analyses. Anatolian Shepherd dog cornea is about 435 (center) to 501 (periphery) pm thick. The dense pigmentation observed in the anterior and posterior iridal epithelium. The ciliary cleft of the iridocorneal angle was not large and well-developed. The ciliary processes, another component of the ciliary body, formed the conspicuous bundles. In conclusion, it is considered that the description of the morphological properties of both the iridocorneal region and the ciliary body would contribute to the interpretation of the functional correlation, thus to future experimental studies to be conducted in this field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study was aimed at determining the morphological and genetic traits of Malaklı Karabash dogs in Turkey. Body weight, head and body measurements were taken from eighteen months of age and older, of total 277 dogs (77 female and 200 male). The statistically values (X±SE) on sex groups (female and male, respectively) for body weight (kg), and for head meaures enclosed head length, face length, ear length, ear width, ears interval, eyes interval, muzzle circumference measures (cm) were detected 53.20±1.01, 62.29±0.68; 30.92±0.24, 32.98±0.18; 11.80±0.15, 12.55±0.09; 16.73±0.26, 17.67±0.17; 13.96±0.26, 14.78±0.18; 17.95±0.35, 18.77±0.19; 5.63±0.12, 5.99±0.10; 29.67±0.28, 32.17±0.22 respectively. The statistic values (X±SE) for Malaklı female and male dogs for body measurements enclosed height at withers, rump height, body length, chest width, chest depth, heart girth, front and hind cannon bone circumference, tail length measures (cm) were found 72.98±0.49, 78.36±0.31; 72.87±0.53, 78.65±0.34; 79.02±0.62, 82.68±0.60; 24.76±0.35, 26.68±0.20; 30.86±0.26, 33.73±0.44; 84.47±0.71, 89.89±0.76; 14.71±0.12, 15.76±0.08; 13.90±0.16, 14.76±0.08; 51.36±0.83, 54.76±0.45, respectively. For genetic analysis a blood samples were taken from 212 non-relative dogs from a total 277 dogs used in this study. The results of the analysis for FIS, FIT, FST values, heterozygosity (He) and Tajima Neutrality Test were found to be 0.0184, 0.0209, 0.0025; 0.797 and 1.808, respectively. A020 (18.9%) and B001 (35.2%) haplotypes in Malaklı Karabash population were found to be the highest. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A 4-year old, primiparous, female Anatolian Shepherd dog was presented for evaluation of type II vaginal prolapse with alopecia of the left perineal skin. Hematological analyses demonstrated leukocytosis and thrombocytopenia. Estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) levels were 156 pg/mL and 2.3 ng/mL, respectively. Th e vaginal smear was predominantly (at least 80%) made up of anuclear superfi cial cells. An abdominal ultrasonography revealed a heterogeneous multicystic mass with anechoic areas adjacent to the caudal pole of the left kidney. An ovariohysterectomy was performed. Ten days aft er the surgery, the prolapsed vagina was completely regressed. A histopathological examination of the ovarian mass demonstrated that it was a granulosa cell tumor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A 3 year-old, male Kangal dog utilized in anatomy practices was used in this study. A three-piece abnormal lobation was observed in the cranial lobe of right lung. Moreover, the cranial and caudal interlobar fissures showed an angled structure different from normal. In addition, accessory fissures in the left lung were detected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a study that investigates canine adenovirus types 1 and 2 among dogs in Turkey. It states that canine adenovirus types 1 and 2 cause infectious canine hepatitis and canine laryngotracheitis in both Canidae and Ursidae families of dogs. The study was undertaken through collecting serum samples from native pure-bred Kangal and Akbash dogs as well as Turkish Greyhounds from Eskisehir and Konya provinces. Results of the study are also presented.