TY  - JOUR
T1  - 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
AU - , A.K. Mohammed AU - , A.K.B. Sackey AU - , L.B. Tekdek AU - , J.O. Gefu 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
SP  - 536
EP  - 538
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.536.538
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.536.538
KW  - Camelus dromedarius
KW  -temperature
KW  -pulse
KW  -respiration
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - 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.
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