Certain Morphometrical Studies of the Skull bones in Indian non-descript breed of dog (Canis lupus familiaris)

Abstract

Present study was conducted on the certain morphometric parameters of most of the facial and cranial bones of six adult non-descript Indian dog (Canis lupus familiaris) without any apparent skeletal disorders. A total of twenty six morphometric measurements were done in the facial and cranial bones of skull using scale, thread and Vernier calipers. Maximum length of the nasal bone along the side was slightly greater than overall length of the nasal bones along the midline. The foramen magnum width was larger than the height. The inter-orbital width was longer than the inter-canthi distance (ICD), i.e. the orbits were located on a fronto-lateral oblique plane. The skull, cranial and foramen magnum indices were found to have a negative correlation with the weight of skull, whereas nasal and facial indices were found to have a positive correlation with the weight of skull.