Table 3 Pulse rate (beat/min) of heat-stressed bucks administered ascorbic acid and sodium bicarbonate and their combination

4

8am

4pm

Daily

109.66 ± 6.20^b

169.78 ± 6.72

155.22 ± 52.50^a

128.46 ± 8.15^a

168.60 ± 5.22

148.53 ± 29.02^b

121.36 ± 2.43^a

161.98 ± 4.37

140.67 ± 20.82^b

126.30 ± 1.86^a

168.54 ± 3.99

145.92 ± 23.98^b

5

8am

4pm

Daily

120.64 ± 12.08

225.76 ± 32.57

173.20 ± 12.40^a

113.90 ± 9.68

186.76 ± 33.65

150.33 ± 19.56^b

130.51 ± 4.00

155.96 ± 13.52

143.24 ± 7.39^b

124.27 ± 4.71

147.08 ± 13.85

135.67 ± 7.75^b

6

8am

4pm

Daily

127.08 ± 3.08^c

163.42 ± 7.83

145.25 ± 2.95

137.85 ± 15.57^c

160.71 ± 13.70

149.28 ± 12.89

155.60 ± 16.48^b

168.31 ± 10.09

161.95 ± 12.91

173.00 ± 17.84^a

143.85 ± 19.00

178.35 ± 17.72

7

8am

4pm

Daily

128.64 ± 7.90^b

159.26 ± 15.47

143.95 ± 11.27

144.38 ± 16.15^a

163.25 ± 8.97

153.81 ± 10.50

140.83 ± 2.13^a

160.61 ± 15.37

150.72 ± 9.90

139.88 ± 16.81^a

169.90 ± 7.30

150.39 ± 10.50

8

8am

4pm

Daily

145.22 ± 16.47

162.22 ± 7.80

153.72 ± 11.88

155.65 ± 13.40

164.46 ± 7.40

160.05 ± 6.68

121.71 ± 11.18

186.65 ± 42.50

154.18 ± 21.97

120.05 ± 7.96

136.02 ± 14.87

128.04 ± 10.30

9

8am

4pm

Daily

121.66 ± 11.93

150.54 ± 20.26

136.10 ± 14.23

121.13 ± 8.74

156.50 ± 14.84

138.81 ± 11.10

123.78 ± 8.08

159.13 ± 13.74

141.45 ± 8.82

122.27 ± 5.83

154.10 ± 16.52

138.18 ± 8.88

10

8am

4pm

Daily

144.88 ± 13.93

169.32 ± 8.35

157.10 ± 9.42

141.28 ± 14.36

161.25 ± 10.31

151.26 ± 11.90

146.88 ± 13.30

167.95 ± 9.62

157.41 ± 11.37

143.85 ± 15.22

162.92 ± 11.43

153.39 ± 12.98

11

8am

4pm

Daily

148.54 ± 15.10^a

163.40 ± 13.49^a

155.97 ± 13.19^a

146.61 ± 10.27^a

157.03 ± 11.61^b

141.82 ± 10.89^b

135.98 ± 7.51^b

154.03 ± 7.31^b

145.00 ± 7.14^b

132.94 ± 4.73^b

154.17 ± 4.71^b

143.55 ± 3.34^b