Title:

Scimitar and twisted horncores in domestic goats from the Middle Ages

Creator:

Kobryń, H. ; Lasota-Moskalewska, A. ; Świeżyński, K.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1991

Description:

The shape and size of eighty-nine horncores of domestic goats from medieval Płock have been examined. Scimitar horncores were noted in females while males had the horncores either scimitar or twisted. Scimitar horncores of males did not differ from twiested horncores in the basal circumference and the length, while the horncores of females were smaller. The critical value amounted to 105-110 mm.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

domestic goat ; horncores size ; horncores shape ; Middle Ages ; koza domowa ; róg

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

36

Issue:

1-2

Start page:

163

End page:

170

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.91-13

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open