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The Response of Sheep To a Thermal Burden Induced by Exercise

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

G. C. Taneja  and
B. M. Fuladi
G. C. Taneja
Affiliation:
Special Animal Studies Division, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, jodhpur, India
B. M. Fuladi
Affiliation:
Special Animal Studies Division, Central Arid Zone Research Institute, jodhpur, India
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Summary

Two groups of mature Marwari wethers were raced at 5 and to miles/hr respectively, for 30 minutes. Rectal temperature, respiratory frequency and pulse rate were measured initially, again immediately after the exercise, and subsequently four times at 20 minute interval. The rise in rectal temperature, respiratory rate and pulse rate in the animals raced at 10 miles/hr was 2·1°F, 86 and 22 counts/min. respectively. The corresponding values in the animals raced at 5 miles/hr were 0·9°F, 72 and 19 counts/min. The rise in rectal temperature due to stress was proportional to the degree of exercise. The magnitude of increase in the respiratory rate tended to be the same under both the treatments, and the trend in pulse rate was similar to that of respiratory rate.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , April 1967 , pp. 117 - 120
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1967

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