Autores
Henrique Barbosa Hooper, Mara Regina Bueno de Mattos Nascimento, Daniela Santana de Oliveira, Ricarda Maria dos Santos, Cristiane Golçalves Titto
Rectal temperature and conception of inseminated crossbred dairy cows
Resumo
In tropical and subtropical regions animals suffer
pronounced heat stress effect on reproductive function, being one of the most
noticeable effects the reduction of conception rate. When evaluating animals
heat stress, rectal temperature measurement is important tool because indicates
heat release mechanisms became insufficient to maintain homeothermy. This study
aimed to evaluate body temperature at fixed time artificial insemination of
crossbred dairy cows and their conception at 30 days pregnacy. Experiment was
performed from April 26, 2010 to January 28, 2012 at Estação Experimental Glória
of Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, at Triângulo
Mineiro, Brazil.
One hundred-twelve crossbred dairy cows and heifers were used. At the moment of
insemination, animals were housed in shaded pen and body
temperature was collect using clinical thermometer introduced in rectal mucosa.
Environmental variables collect were air temperature, maximum temperature,
minimum temperature and relative humidity. Data were analyzed in two different periods:
from April to September (mild weather-MW) and from October to March (hot
weather-HW). The statistical model included the effect of category, period, pregnancy
diagnosis and their interactions, comparing means by Tukey’s test, with a
significance level of 5%. Means and standard
deviations of air temperature, maximum temperature, minimum temperature and
relative humidity for MW and HW, were respectively, 23.85 ± 3.44°C and 23.15 ± 2.07°C; 29.16 ± 1.79°C and 29.84 ± 3.40°C; 16.20 ± 3.00°C and 21.06 ± 2.28°C; 82.72 ± 8.49% and 94.54
± 4.66%. Rectal temperatures are presented on Table 1. Thermal environment of
both weathers set up thermal comfort condition. Rectal temperature detected was
within normal limits and it did not vary with pregnancy stage or weather
condition, but was higher on heifers on mild weather probably because more
reactivity behavior.
Temperatura retal e concepção de vacas leiteiras mestiças inseminadas
Abstract
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