Abstract
A Study of Body Measurements by Using Multivariate Analysis of Variance in Turkish Spotted Horses in Various Ages
In this study, the age factor of Turkish Spotted horses, the effects on various body measurements were investigated by using MANOVA test from multivariate statistical methods. The horses were divided into four age groups as under 2 years, 2-3 years, 4-5 years and 5 years of age. Body measurements examined in horses were height at withers, height at rump, body length, heart girth circumference, chest depth, chest width, tail length, cannon circumference and head length. Height at withers, (R2 = 0.676), height at rump height (R2 = 0.662) and chest depth (R2 = 0.638) were the most determined respectively differences between body size of the horses according to the age. Difference between body measurements were statistically significant compared to according to age. Differences among? horses under 2 years with 2-3 years, 4-5 years and 5 years of age were statistically significant (P <0.01) according to height at withers, height at rump, body length, heart girth circumference, chest depth, chest width, tail length and head length. Differences between the horses under 2 years with 2-3 years, 4-5 yearsand 5 years of age were statistically significant in terms of cannon circumference (P <0.01). Difference at cannon circumference between 2-3 years old horses with horses older than 5 years was statistically significant (P <0.05). Consequently, while 4-5 years old horses had the highest chest depth, older than 5 years, in horses older than 5 years of other dimensions had been found to in the maximum value.
Keywords
Turkish Spotted horse, body measurement, MANOVA method
