Table 1.
Surface temperatures and physiological parameters of the breeds.
| Breed | Body Area | Neck | Rump | Muzzle | Head | Groin | Axilla | HR | RR | RT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan | 36.67 a | 36.49 a | 36.50 a | 34.19 | 36.50 a | 36.16 a | 36.07 a | 117.52 a | 43.33 b | 39.05 b |
| Nel | 36.45 a | 36.41 a | 36.83 a | 34.31 | 36.35 a | 36.33 a | 36.43 a | 103.91 b | 42.89 b | 39.43 a |
| Curr | 35.34 b | 35.36 b | 35.14 b | 33.5 | 35.38 b | 34.79 b | 35.14 b | 117.37 a | 46.55 a | 38.63 c |
| SEM | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 1.15 | 0.56 | 0.03 |
| Pr > F | *** | * | ** | * | ** | *** | * | *** | *** | *** |
| RV | 36.0–60.0 | 26.0–50.0 | 36.7–39.1 |
Pan: Pantaneiro; Nel: Nelore; Curr: Curraleiro Pe-Duro; RV: reference value [20]; HR: heart rate; RR: respiratory rate; RT: rectal temperature; SEM: standard error of the mean. Means with different letters in the column differ at 5% by Tukey test. *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001.