NZ Pig dog Canis familiaris: hair from live adults
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Hair from animal or animal skin
- Border collie (live adult)
- Brushtail possum (study skin)
- Brushtail possum (adult carcass)
- Cat (study skin)
- Domestic dog and dingo (study skin)
- Goat (study skin)
- Horse (study skin)
- House mouse (study skin)
- Human (scalp hair)
- Human (scalp hair)
- Kiore (adult and juvenile carcass)
- Norway rat (study skin)
- NZ Pig dog (live adults)
- Sheep (study skin)
- Ship rat (study skin)
This factsheet assists in the identification of sample hairs from an adult NZ pig dog.
Microscopic features
![Pig dog. Guard hair medulla: wide, simple or possibly lattice. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_guard_hair_medulla_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Pig dog. Guard hair medulla: wide lattice (viewed with crossed polars gives greater detail). Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_guard_hair_medulla_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Pig dog. Guard hair medulla: wide lattice (viewed with crossed polars gives greater detail). Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_guard_hair_medulla_3__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Pig dog. Guard hair medulla: wide lattice (viewed with crossed polars gives greater detail). Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_guard_hair_medulla_4__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Pig dog. Guard hair scales mid shaft: irregular wave, near to distant separation, crenate margins. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_guard_hair_scale_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Pig dog. Guard hair scales mid shaft: irregular mosaic, near to distant separation, smooth margins. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_guard_hair_scale_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Pig dog. Guard hair scales mid shaft: irregular wave or mosaic, near to distant separation, smooth margins. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_guard_hair_scale_3__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Pig dog. Underhair scales mid shaft: broad to diamond petal, near to distant separation, smooth margins. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_under_hair_scale__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Pig dog. Underhair medulla: wide lattice. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_under_hair_medulla_1__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Pig dog. Underhair medulla: wide lattice (viewed with crossed polars). Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_under_hair_medulla_2__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
![Pig dog. Typical root shape. Image: Bronwyn Lowe Image](/assets/Tools-And-Resources/Identification/Hair-identification/pig_dog_root_shape__FitMaxWzE1LDE1XQ.jpg)
Citation
Lowe B, Wehi PM. 2017. New Zealand hair identification factsheets: NZ Pig dog: Hair from live adults
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/tools-and-resources/identification/hair-sample-identification-and-factsheets/hair-from-animal-or-animal-skin/nz-pig-dog-live-adults
Accessed: 17 November 2020