Discriminant Analysis Approach in Morphometric Differentiation and Characterization of Serbian Autochthonous Goats
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Maksimović, Nevena
Cekić, Bogdan

Ćosić, Ivan

Ružić-Muslić, Dragana

Caro Petrović, Violeta

Stojiljković, Nenad

Stanišić, Nikola

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This study investigated the possibility of using morphometric measurements to differentiate the autochthonous Serbian White goat breed from Saanen and Balkan goats, which were used as sire and dam breeds in its creation. For this purpose, a multivariate discriminant analysis was used. A total of 11 morphometric traits were measured in 98 does of 3 breeds: Saanen (n = 28), Balkan (n = 28), and Serbian White (n = 42), aged 2 to 7 years, in 4 different locations. Univariate analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in body measurements of all three breeds, with Saanen goat being the largest in format and Balkan the smallest. Discriminant analysis extracted six out of eleven tested morphometric traits with the strongest discriminatory power: heart girth, head length, chest depth, head width, pelvic width, and body length. Mahalanobis distances were significant between all three genetic groups. The discriminant function correctly classified 95.24% of the Domestic White goats in...vestigated to their source group. The classification accuracy of the function was cross-validated and indicated an overall success rate of 91.84%. The results of this research showed that there was a clear separation between Serbian White, Saanen, and Balkan goats. The present findings could help a more rapid field assessment of Serbian White goats.
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autochthonous goats; morphometrics; discriminant analysis; Serbian White breedSource:
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RIStocarTY - JOUR AU - Maksimović, Nevena AU - Cekić, Bogdan AU - Ćosić, Ivan AU - Ružić-Muslić, Dragana AU - Caro Petrović, Violeta AU - Stojiljković, Nenad AU - Stanišić, Nikola PY - 2023 UR - http://r.istocar.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/867 AB - This study investigated the possibility of using morphometric measurements to differentiate the autochthonous Serbian White goat breed from Saanen and Balkan goats, which were used as sire and dam breeds in its creation. For this purpose, a multivariate discriminant analysis was used. A total of 11 morphometric traits were measured in 98 does of 3 breeds: Saanen (n = 28), Balkan (n = 28), and Serbian White (n = 42), aged 2 to 7 years, in 4 different locations. Univariate analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in body measurements of all three breeds, with Saanen goat being the largest in format and Balkan the smallest. Discriminant analysis extracted six out of eleven tested morphometric traits with the strongest discriminatory power: heart girth, head length, chest depth, head width, pelvic width, and body length. Mahalanobis distances were significant between all three genetic groups. The discriminant function correctly classified 95.24% of the Domestic White goats investigated to their source group. The classification accuracy of the function was cross-validated and indicated an overall success rate of 91.84%. The results of this research showed that there was a clear separation between Serbian White, Saanen, and Balkan goats. The present findings could help a more rapid field assessment of Serbian White goats. PB - MDPI T2 - Animals T1 - Discriminant Analysis Approach in Morphometric Differentiation and Characterization of Serbian Autochthonous Goats VL - 13 IS - 12 SP - 1952 DO - 10.3390/ani13121952 ER -
@article{ author = "Maksimović, Nevena and Cekić, Bogdan and Ćosić, Ivan and Ružić-Muslić, Dragana and Caro Petrović, Violeta and Stojiljković, Nenad and Stanišić, Nikola", year = "2023", abstract = "This study investigated the possibility of using morphometric measurements to differentiate the autochthonous Serbian White goat breed from Saanen and Balkan goats, which were used as sire and dam breeds in its creation. For this purpose, a multivariate discriminant analysis was used. A total of 11 morphometric traits were measured in 98 does of 3 breeds: Saanen (n = 28), Balkan (n = 28), and Serbian White (n = 42), aged 2 to 7 years, in 4 different locations. Univariate analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in body measurements of all three breeds, with Saanen goat being the largest in format and Balkan the smallest. Discriminant analysis extracted six out of eleven tested morphometric traits with the strongest discriminatory power: heart girth, head length, chest depth, head width, pelvic width, and body length. Mahalanobis distances were significant between all three genetic groups. The discriminant function correctly classified 95.24% of the Domestic White goats investigated to their source group. The classification accuracy of the function was cross-validated and indicated an overall success rate of 91.84%. The results of this research showed that there was a clear separation between Serbian White, Saanen, and Balkan goats. The present findings could help a more rapid field assessment of Serbian White goats.", publisher = "MDPI", journal = "Animals", title = "Discriminant Analysis Approach in Morphometric Differentiation and Characterization of Serbian Autochthonous Goats", volume = "13", number = "12", pages = "1952", doi = "10.3390/ani13121952" }
Maksimović, N., Cekić, B., Ćosić, I., Ružić-Muslić, D., Caro Petrović, V., Stojiljković, N.,& Stanišić, N.. (2023). Discriminant Analysis Approach in Morphometric Differentiation and Characterization of Serbian Autochthonous Goats. in Animals MDPI., 13(12), 1952. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13121952
Maksimović N, Cekić B, Ćosić I, Ružić-Muslić D, Caro Petrović V, Stojiljković N, Stanišić N. Discriminant Analysis Approach in Morphometric Differentiation and Characterization of Serbian Autochthonous Goats. in Animals. 2023;13(12):1952. doi:10.3390/ani13121952 .
Maksimović, Nevena, Cekić, Bogdan, Ćosić, Ivan, Ružić-Muslić, Dragana, Caro Petrović, Violeta, Stojiljković, Nenad, Stanišić, Nikola, "Discriminant Analysis Approach in Morphometric Differentiation and Characterization of Serbian Autochthonous Goats" in Animals, 13, no. 12 (2023):1952, https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13121952 . .