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Quantitative studies of sweating rate in some cattle breeds in a humid tropical environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

S. F. Amakiri  and
S. K. Onwuka
S. F. Amakiri
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
S. K. Onwuka
Affiliation:
Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Abstract

The sweating rate of N'Dama cattle was found to show a significant stepwise increase from 10.00 h to 14.00 h (P ><0·01).

Among breeds, the sweating rates (mg/10 cm2 per 5 min) in White Fulani and N'Dama cattle were similar (100·8 to 118·3), but were significantly higher than for N'Dama × German Brown (74·4), German Brown (62·6) and Friesian (56·7) cattle (P<0·10).

Sweating rate was significantly higher for the neck and midside (90·0 to 93·3) than for other sites (75·1 to 80·0) (P<0·05).

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Animal Production , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , June 1980 , pp. 383 - 388
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1980

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