Table 2.

Correlations among body surface temperatures assessed by infrared thermography and physiological variables of respiratory rate and rectal temperature of female buffaloes reared in a hot and humid climate.

Body surface temperature	Respiratory rate	Rectal temperature
Eye temperature (°C)	0.85303*	0.92904**
Cheek temperature (°C)	0.81573*	0.92226**
Side of back temperature (°C)	0.92965**	0.78412NS
Tail temperature (°C)	0.88633*	0.86125*
Ergot temperature (°C)	0.87408*	0.89005*

^*P < 0.05;

^**P < 0.01,

^NS, Nonsignificant.