Table 1.
Body temperature ranges of subcutaneous and rectal areas of Holstein steers
| Site | N | Mean±SD | SE of mean | Minimum/maximum | Median | 25%-Quartile/75%-quartile | Quartile range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lateral neck | 17,040 | 37.16a±1.02 | 0.007 | 31.9/42.7 | 37.3 | 36.6/37.9 | 1.3 |
| Lower scapula | 21,456 | 37.36b±0.91 | 0.007 | 31.5/42.0 | 37.4 | 36.8/37.9 | 1.1 |
| Upper scapula | 15,696 | 37.10c±0.91 | 0.007 | 31.6/42.8 | 37.2 | 36.6/37.7 | 1.1 |
| Rectum1 | |||||||
| Winter | 354 | 38.20d±0.27 | 0.015 | 37.2/38.9 | 38.2 | 38.0/38.4 | 0.4 |
| Summer | 224 | 39.29e±0.33 | 0.022 | 37.5/40.3 | 39.3 | 39.1/39.5 | 0.4 |
SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error.
1
Rectal temperature at winter season was measured three times a day from 8 Holstein steers of 3 to 21-month old, yielding 354 readings, and at summer measured ten times a day in one hour interval for 3 days from 8 Holstein calves, yielding 224 readings.
a–e
Mean with different letters are significantly different (p<0.001).