Table 2 Physiological parameters in ewes during heat stress conditions and water deprivation (n = 9)

Respiratory rate (am,number/min)

81.5^b

113.5^a

113.6^a

3.24

0.03

Respiratory rate (pm,number/min)

96.7

96.3

97.9

3.24

0.32

Respiratory rate (total,number/min)

88.8^b

107.2^a

106.1^a

2.94

0.02

Heart rate (am,number/min)

72.0

69.9

72.8

1.99

0.41

Heart rate (pm,number/min)

60.0

62.1

62.1

1.19

0.37

Heart rate (total,number/min)

66.0

66.0

67.5

1.19

0.59

Panting score (am)

1.4^b

2.4^a

2.1^a

0.09

0.04

Panting score (pm)

1.6

1.4

1.8

0.09

0.13

Panting score (total)

1.5^b

1.9^a

1.9^a

0.08

0.03

Fecal score

1.3

1.3

1.2

0.05

0.51