A note on studies on heat tolerance in Awassi sheep

Abstract

SUMMARYBody temperature and respiratory rate were investigated during the hottest months of the year in five docked and five undocked fattailed Awassi rams, together with the effect of month and docking on these physiological variables.Month had significant effects on both variables in the two groups. Diurnal variation in rectal temperature was significant in both groups.Docked rams maintained significantly lower rectal temperatures and respiratory rates than their controls.