Table 2 Mean values of temperature, pulse rate, respiratory rate and rumen movements in Norm-Lab^gr (n = 20), UtrTors^gr (n = 160) and UtrTors-Med^gr (n = 40) in buffalo-cows

Temperature (°C)

37.83 ± 0.54^Ab

38.11 ± 0.52^A1

38.21 ± 0.74 ^A¶

39.74 ± 1.14^Aa

38.52 ± 0.24^B1

38.36 ± 0.61^B¶

39.53 ± 0.62^Aa

38.35 ± 0.24^B1

38.44 ± 0.38^B¶

(38.2 ± 0.64)⁴⁵ or (37.8–39)⁴⁶

Pulse (Beat/min)

64.22 ± 4.38^Ab

66.42 ± 3.61^A1

68.09 ± 2.43 ^A¶

86.06 ± 3.62^Aa

70.33 ± 4.11^B1

68.16 ± 4.66^B¶

90.74 ± 4.82^Aa

72.33 ± 2.66^B1

70.06 ± 3.13^B¶

(42–62)⁴⁴ or (67 ± 10)⁴⁵

Respiration (/min)

19.07 ± 2.11^Ab

16.37 ± 1.75^A1

18.26 ± 2.17 ^A¶

29.67 ± 3.11^Aa

18.61 ± 2.03^B1

20.08 ± 2.18^B¶

33.73 ± 2.86^Aa

20.07 ± 1.44^B1

17.73 ± 2.08^B¶

(22–28)⁴⁴ or (15 ± 3)⁴⁵

Rumen (cycle/2mins)

2.86 ± 1.04^Aa

2.78 ± 0.81^A1

2.92 ± 0.76 ^A¶

1.02 ± 0.62^Bb

2.32 ± 0.44^A1

2.63 ± 0.33 ^A¶

1.14 ± 0.61^Bb

2.44 ± 0.34^A1

2.78 ± 0.52 ^A¶

(3 ± 1)⁴⁵