Table-3.

Average weekly RT (°C) and respiratory rate (breaths/min) of experimental animals during the dry period (8 weeks prepartum).

Weeks prepartum	RT		Respiratory rate
	Cow	Buffalo	Cow	Buffalo
8	39.1	40.5	70.5	71.8
7	38.7	39.8	69.5	68.7
6	38.5	38.7	63.4	62.8
5	39.2	40.3	67.4	67.2
4	39.4	40.8	67.8	68.1
3	38.7	40.2	65.2	66.4
2	39.8	40.7	67.9	68.4
1	40.1	41.1	71.8	72.6
t-value	0.88	1.07	2.41	3.73
Significance	NS	NS	NS	NS

NS=Non-significant at P>0.05. RT=Rectal temperature