Based zoometric description of adult Phu Quoc Ridgeback dog (Canis familiaris)
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Phu Quoc Ridgeback is one of the unique dog breeds in Vietnam. However, Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) has not yet recognized as standard breed due to unspecified morphological and genetic information. Phu Quoc Ridgeback dog is even assumed to be the descendant of Thai Ridgeback dog. There is a certain demand for studies to point out specific morphological and/or genetic traits of this dog breed to use as a foundation for comparison with other breeds. It would serve as a guideline to form particular characteristics that aim toward a standard breed recognition by FCI for this dog. In this study, 175 matured (at least 19 months old) Phu Quoc Ridgeback dogs were sampled at Phu Quoc and Ho Chi Minh City. Difference in morphology was statistically estimated by t-test and linear regression showed that measured size parameters (body height at withers and weight) in sampled and observed population were different from the morphological standard defined by the Vietnam Kennel Association (VKA). Moreover, Phu Quoc Ridgeback dog is entirely different from Thai and African Rhodesian ridgeback ones based on recorded height and weight parameters.
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