Table 4.
Mean values and standard deviation of the heart rate (HR), respiratory rate (RR), temperature (T), ruminal movements (RM), and blood glucose of cattle subjected to subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) induction with the use of citrus pulp.
| Variables | Evaluation Moments | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0 | T3 | T6 | T9 | T12 | T15 | T18 | T24 | |
| HR (bpm) | 78 ± 6 b | 90 ± 14 ab | 89 ± 14 ab | 96 ± 16 a | 89 ± 12 ab | 86 ± 14 ab | 81 ± 9 ab | 80 ± 7 a |
| RR (mpm) | 22 ± 4 a | 31 ± 9 ab | 33 ± 9 a | 33 ± 9 a | 29 ± 6 ab | 26 ± 7 ab | 24 ± 5 ab | 25 ± 4 ab |
| T (°C) | 38.2 ± 0.3 c | 38.6 ± 0.4 bc | 39.4 ± 0.3 a | 39.2 ± 0.4 a | 39.0 ± 0.4 ab | 38.7 ± 0.4 bc | 38.4 ± 0.3 bc | 38.3 ± 0.3 bc |
| RM (mov/3 min) | 3.6 ± 0.4 a | 2.0 ± 0.7 b | 1.6 ± 0.7 b | 2.2 ± 0.9 b | 2.1 ± 0.8 b | 2.2 ± 0.9 b | 2.27 ± 0.4 b | 2.13 ± 0.8 b |
| GLU (mmol/L) | 4.3 ± 0.2 c | 4.9 ± 0.7 bc | 5.1 ± 0.5 bc | 4.7 ± 0.6 bc | 4.9 ± 0.5 bc | 5.0 ± 0.4 bc | 5.1 ± 0.6 ab | 4.7 ± 0.2 bc |
Different lowercase letters on the line indicate a difference between assessment times (p < 0.05). GLU: glucose.