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19297984

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
The aim of this study was to establish the influence of shearing in dairy sheep during summer season. Several physiological and haematological parameters, which are closely related to thermoregulatory potential, have been investigated with the purpose to assess shearing influence on thermoregulation. Forty dairy sheep, clinically healthy and well-fed, were used. They were divided into two groups of 20 subjects each. Twenty sheep were let unshorn as a control group (Group A), and twenty sheep were shorn (Group B). On each subject of group A and Group B, rectal temperature, respiration and heart rates were recorded and blood samples were collected in order to asses the following parameters: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, haematocrit and haemoglobin. All measurements taken on day 0 (before shearing), were repeated after 1, 15, 30, 45 and 60 days after shearing. The statistical analysis, the ANOVA followed by the Bonferroni's test, showed statistical differences between two groups for rectal temperature (F(1.90) = 5.57, p < 0.0001), respiratory rate (F(1.90) = 18.40, p < 0. 0001) and white blood cells (F(1.190) = 7.61, p < 0.0001). These results suggest that the shearing induce adaptative responses in the organism.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0254-8704
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
877-80
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of shearing and environmental conditions on physiological mechanisms in ewes.
pubmed:affiliation
Dipartimento di Scienze Sperimentali e Biotecnologie Applicate, Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria, Università di Messina, 98168 Messina, Italy. giuseppe.piccione@unime.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article