Perbedaan Kraniometri Sapi Bali Jantan dan Betina Dewasa (THE DIFFRENTIATION CRANIOMETRY OF THE BULL AND COW OF BALI CATTLE)

ABSTRAK Penelitian tentang pengukuran tulang kepala dan tulang rahang bawah sapi bali dewasa (kraniometri) dilakasanakan dari bulan Februari 2015 sampai Juni 2015. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui perbedaan ukuran dari tengkorak sapi bali jantan dan betina dewasa. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan lima tengkorak sapi bali jantan dewasa dan lima tengkorak sapi bali betina dewasa lengkap dengan tulang rahang bawah (os mandibulare). Variabel yang diukur adalah 19 parameter ukuran tengkorak dan enam parameter ukuran tulang rahang bawah. Hasil penelitian menunjukan terdapat perbedaan ukuran nyata (P<0,05) variabel tengkorak sapi bali jantan dan betina dewasa. Kata kunci : Sapi bali, Tengkorak, Kraniometri. ABSTARCT The study about on measurements both theos skulland the os mandibula bali cattle adults (Craniometri) performed in the Laboratory of Anatomy and Laboratory of Veterinary Embriology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Udayana University. This study was conducted in February 2015 to June 2015. The aim of this study was to determine the differences in the sizeos skull of male and female bali cattle adults. This study used five both male and female os skullof bali cattle inclueded os mandibula. The 19 parameters variables size of os skull and six parameter variable size of os mandibula. The variables measured were 19 parameters measure six parameters skull and lower jaw bone size (os mandibulare). The result showed there are differences in real size (P<0.05) skull variables adult male and female of Bali cattle. Keywords: Bali cattle, Os skull, Os mandibula, Kraniometri.