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. 2022 May 25;9:871206. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2022.871206

Table 1.

Mean and standard deviation of the physiological and biophysical variables assessed in adult female buffaloes in the Eastern Amazon during the HTT.

Effects Period 0 Period 1 Period 2 Period 3
Variable Mean ±SD Mean ±SD Mean ±SD Mean ±SD
BT 38.05 ± 0.11c 38.96 ± 0.16a 38.38 ± 0.12b 38.36 ± 0.12b
RR 22 ± 2.18b 81 ± 11.52a 22 ± 0.83b 20 ± 1.05b
EST 36.17 ± 0.68c 39.99 ± 1.07a 37.68 ± 0.61b 37.53 ± 0.45b
CST 35.37 ± 0.88c 39.89 ± 1.13a 36.62 ± 0.73b 36.33 ± 0.65bc
TST 34.68 ± 0.74c 40.59 ± 1.58a 36.04 ± 0.74b 35.92 ± 0.74b
RST 34.18 ± 0.71c 40.66 ± 0.89a 35.61 ± 0.98b 35.44 ± 1.38b
FST 33.66 ± 1.03c 39.97 ± 1.45a 35.66 ± 1.07b 35.08 ± 1.25c
CompST 34.82 ± 0.76c 40.23 ± 0.55a 36.33 ± 0.68b 36.06 ± 0.79b
HS 0b 0.0216 ± 0.0030a −0.0138 ± 0.0032c −0.0003 ± 0.0021b
CHS 0c 0.0649 ± 0.0091a 0.0233 ± 0.0123b 0.0222 ± 0.0117b

Period 0 (shade): From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Period 1 (sun): From 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.; Period 2 (shade): From 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.; Period 3 (shade): From 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

BT, Internal body temperature (°C); RR, Respiratory rate (mov·min−1); EST, Eyeball surface temperature (°C); CST, Cheek surface temperature (°C); TST, Trunk surface temperature (°C); RST, Rump surface temperature (°C), FST, Forelimb surface temperature (°C); CompST, Compound surface temperature (°C); HS, Heat storage (W·m−2); CHS, Cumulative heat storage (W·m−2 h−1).

a−cMeans followed by equal lowercase letters within the row do not differ statistically by Tukey's test (p < 0.05).