Basic exterior characteristics of body and head in Bulgarian scent hound.
2014
A group of dogs known as hounds is widespread and highly appreciated among
the hunters on the Balkans. Hounds are referred to as hunting dogs that
engage in loud pursuit of game along its trail. These dogs do not need to se
the game in order to pursue it and begin to bark once they stumble upon game
trail. First serious research along with zootechnical measurement was
conducted in 1905, at which occasion three large groups of hounds that
inhabit the Balkans were described. This undertaking provided a solid
foundation for further research and standardization of certain hound breeds.
Though a lot of field work and standardization efforts were undertaken since
then, there are still groups of hounds not encompassed in previous research
work that are well-spread on the field and frequently utilized as hunting
companions. One of the variety among these non-standardized breeds are
Bulgarian scent hound, which differ from described hound breeds by certain
exterior characteristics. In this paper, processed and analyzed some of the
basic exterior features of body and head of the Bulgarian Scent Hound.
Measurements were performed in 21 males and 15 females of following
parameters, the height at withers, back height, loin height, chest
circumference, body length, head length, skull length, nozzle length, head
width and nozzle width. The average height of males is 54.60 and female
51.73 cm. Head length of males, on average, was 23.95 cm and females 23, 53
cm.
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