Table 2.
Surface temperatures and physiological parameters of the breeds in the morning and afternoon.
| Breeds | Body Area | Neck | Rump | Muzzle | Head | Groin | Axilla | HR | RR | RT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | ||||||||||
| Pan | 34.50 a | 34.91 a | 33.94 b | 30.95 a | 33.64 a | 34.13 a | 33.11 b | 115.20 a | 39.20 b | 38.82 b |
| Nel | 34.89 a | 34.91 a | 35.19 a | 32.22 a | 34.30 a | 34.69 a | 34.93 a | 103.82 b | 42.04 a | 39.37 a |
| Curr | 32.87 b | 33.22 b | 31.77 c | 29.07 b | 31.64 b | 32.22 b | 32.74 c | 118.48 a | 42.75 a | 38.30 c |
| SEM | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 1.69 | 0.66 | 0.05 |
| Pr > F | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ** | *** |
| Afternoon | ||||||||||
| Pan | 38.84 a | 38.50 a | 39.05 | 37.65 | 39.57 a | 38.25 a | 38.35 a | 119.55 a | 47.46 ab | 39.29 b |
| Nel | 38.02 b | 37.91 ab | 38.47 | 36.47 | 38.49 b | 37.98 ab | 37.93 ab | 104.00 b | 43.73 b | 39.48 a |
| Curr | 37.81 b | 37.50 b | 38.52 | 37.67 | 38.71 b | 37.36 b | 37.54 b | 116.55 a | 50.35 a | 38.96 c |
| SEM | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.40 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 1.85 | 0.84 | 0.03 |
| Pr > F | ** | ** | NS | NS | ** | ** | * | *** | ** | *** |
| Time | Mean | |||||||||
| Morning | 34.08 b | 34.20 b | 33.64 b | 30.79 b | 33.25 b | 33.68 b | 33.82 b | 112.50 | 41.33 b | 38.83 b |
| Afternoon | 38.22 a | 37.97 a | 38.68 a | 37.25 a | 38.91 a | 37.86 a | 37.94 a | 113.17 | 47.18 a | 39.24 a |
| SEM | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.34 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 1.18 | 0.66 | 0.03 |
| Pr > F | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | NS | *** | *** |
Pan: Pantaneiro; Nel: Nelore; Curr: Curraleiro Pé-Duro; 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. NS: not significant; *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001.