Changes in skin and rectal temperature in lactating buffaloes provided with showers and wallowing during hot-dry season
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Changes in skin and rectal temperature in lactating buffaloes provided with showers and wallowing during hot-dry season
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Anjali Aggarwal & Mahendra Singh
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Skin temperature . Rectal temperature . Showers. Wallowing . Lactating buffaloes.
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Twelve Murrah buffaloes in second or third parity during early lactation (50–70 days) were selected from the Institute’s herd. All the buffaloes were kept under loose housing system and were provided ad lib green maize fodder and water to drink during 30 days experiment during the month of August- September. The buffaloes were divided into two groups of six each. Showering group (SG) buffaloes were kept under water showers from 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., while wallowing group (WG) buffaloes were allowed to wallow in a water pond during the same time. Physiological responses viz. rectal temperature (RT), respiration rate (RR), pulse rate (PR) and skin temperature (ST) were recorded before (8.00 A.M.) and after (4.00 P.M.) showers or wallowing. Skin temperature at different sites i.e. trunk, forehead, udder, udder vein, and neck regions was measured. Skin and rectal temperature of both the groups were non significant in morning but varied (P Not Available |
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2021-07-31T09:51:30Z
2021-07-31T09:51:30Z 2007-10-01 |
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English
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