Thermophysiological traits in four exotic breeds of rabbit at least temperature-humidity index in humid tropics

The Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology

Table 1 Effect of sex on thermoregulatory functions of exotic breeds of rabbit during LTHI

Period	Parameters	Male N = 32	Female N = 36
AM	Respiratory rate beats/min	222.13 ± 2.08	218.00 ± 1.52
	Heart rate beats/min	177.59 ± 4.76^a	152.09 ± 3.25^b
	Ear temperature °C	33.99 ± 0.09	33.80 ± 0.14
	Rectal temperature °C	37.60 ± 0.08^a	37.41 ± 0.05^b
PM	Respiratory rate beats/min	231.22 ± 2.09^a	220.02 ± 1.48^b
	Heart rate beats/min	194.91 ± 3.44^b	152.19 ± 14.08^b
	Ear temperature °C	36.13 ± 1.60	35.68 ± 1.00
	Rectal temperature °C	38.04 ± 0.06	37.92 ± 0.04

^{a, b}Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly (p < 0.05) different