@article{MAKHILLJAVA200764569,
    title = {The Effects of Season, Ambient Temperature and Sex on Rectal Temperature, Pulse and Respiratory Rates for the Adult One Humped Camel (<I>Camelus dromedarius</I>) in Shika-Zaria, Nigeria},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {6},
    number = {4},
    pages = {536-538},
    year = {2007},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2007.536.538},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2007.536.538},
    author = {A.K. Mohammed,A.K.B. Sackey,L.B. Tekdek and},
    keywords = {Camelus dromedarius,temperature,pulse,respiration,Nigeria},
    abstract = {A three year study on the effects of season, ambient temperature and sex on rectal temperature, pulse and respiratory rates (adaptive physiological parameters) of adult one humped camel (<I>Camelus dromedarius</I>) was conducted in Shika-Zaria a sub-humid zone of Nigeria. The average rectal Temperature (T), Pulse (P) and Respiratory (R) rates commonly referred to as &#8216;TPR&#8217; were 37.0 C, 48.6 beats min <SUP>1</SUP> and 15.5 breaths min <SUP>1</SUP> respectively while the ranges were 35.0-40.0 C, 30-57 beats min <SUP>1</SUP> and 8-23 breaths min <SUP>1</SUP> respectively. Average TPR values were significantly lower (p< 0.05) in the cold season than in the dry season and no significant difference (p>0.05) between the sexes. The ambient temperature significantly (p< 0.01) influenced the TPR readings with lower values during morning hours than the afternoon hours.}
    }