S. Regodon et al., CRANIOFACIAL ANGLE IN DOLICHOCEPHALIC, MESOCEPHALIC AND BRACHYCEPHALIC DOGS - RADIOLOGICAL DETERMINATION AND APPLICATION, Annals of anatomy, 175(4), 1993, pp. 361-363
Observations on craniofacial axes and angles were made on fifty dogs b
elonging to five breeds, by means of radiological techniques (lateral
radiographs) and biostatistical methods. The craniofacial angles were
found to be 25-26-degrees (greyhound), 19-20-degrees (pointer), 20-21-
degrees (German shepherd), 13-14-degrees (boxer) and 9-10-degrees (Pek
inese). Shortening of the head in brachycephalic dogs implies a more p
erpendicular development of the cranium relative to the facial axis. T
he possible application of these data in the determination of morpholo
gical types in many fields is discussed.