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A note on studies on heat tolerance in Awassi sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

K. H. Juma ,
F. H. Gharib  and
J. Eliya
K. H. Juma
Affiliation:
College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Abu-Ghraib, Iraq
F. H. Gharib
Affiliation:
College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Abu-Ghraib, Iraq
J. Eliya
Affiliation:
College of Agriculture, University of Baghdad, Abu-Ghraib, Iraq
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Summary

Body temperature and respiratory rate were investigated during the hottest months of the year in five docked and five undocked fattailed Awassi rams, together with the effect of month and docking on these physiological variables.

Month had significant effects on both variables in the two groups. Diurnal variation in rectal temperature was significant in both groups.

Docked rams maintained significantly lower rectal temperatures and respiratory rates than their controls.

Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Production , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , May 1971 , pp. 369 - 370
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1971

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