Total serum IgG, IgM, IgA and IgE immunoglobulin concentrations in purebred Anatolian Shepherd Dogs

Anatolian Shepherd Dog (Asd) is recognised by International Cynologic Federation with the standard number 331 [4, 8]. Asd is also called as Turkish Shepherd Dog or Kangal Dog in Turkey [13, 14]. Besides their high sensitivity for hearing and smelling, their strength, courage, loyalty and intelligence make them to be exceptionally talented in guarding flocks. Because of these qualities, some individuals were imported in US and England approximately 50 years ago. In the last few decades interest in this dog has been increasing by establishing fun clubs in US, England, Holland, Germany, France and Belgium. Due to their high endurance of extreme variations in heat and cold Asd has been started to be used as a guard of flocks in Australia, US and some African Countries. Today Asd are bred in US and many European countries especially, England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Holland and Finland [4, 7]. However, there are limited data on the Asd’s biological parameters [1, 2].