Table 5 Rectal temperature (°C) of rabbit bucks administered ascorbic acid and sodium bicarbonate
Weeks | Time | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 8am 4pm Daily | 38.28 ± 0.69 38.90 ± 0.50 38.59 ± 0.58 | 37.95 ± 1.01 39.08 ± 0.20 38.51 ± 0.53 | 38.53 ± 0.64 39.45 ± 0.55 38.99 ± 0.45 | 38.37 ± 0.76 39.78 ± 0.51 39.26 ± 0.22 |
5 | 8am 4pm Daily | 38.90 ± 0.18 39.36 ± 0.20 39.13 ± 0.18 | 38.66 ± 0.73 39.78 ± 0.43 39.22 ± 0.51 | 39.33 ± 0.30 39.80 ± 0.34 39.56 ± 0.28 | 39.01 ± 0.26 39.51 ± 0.42 39.53 ± 0.25 |
6 | 8am 4pm Daily | 38.74 ± 0.23 39.10 ± 0.23 38.92 ± 0.19 | 38.51 ± 0.17 39.38 ± 0.44 38.95 ± 0.25 | 39.05 ± 0.56 39.66 ± 0.37 39.35 ± 0.36 | 39.21 ± 0.45 39.85 ± 0.26 39.25 ± 0.26 |
7 | 8am 4pm Daily | 38.58 ± 0.23 38.20 ± 0.23 38.81 ± 0.06 | 38.61 ± 0.33 39.35 ± 0.62 38.98 ± 0.27 | 38.73 ± 0.18 39.45 ± 0.37 39.09 ± 0.20 | 38.75 ± 0.23 39.75 ± 0.32 39.42 ± 0.49 |
8 | 8am 4pm Daily | 38.64 ± 0.63 38.64 ± 0.63 38.98 ± 0.33 | 38.21 ± 0.64 39.75 ± 0.38 39.43 ± 0.41 | 38.21 ± 0.70 39.10 ± 0.35 38.65 ± 0.48 | 39.15 ± 0.56 39.70 ± 0.43 39.64 ± 0.15 |
9 | 8am 4pm Daily | 39.18 ± 0.37 39.18 ± 0.37 39.48 ± 0.32 | 38.35 ± 0.38 39.48 ± 0.42 39.07 ± 0.35 | 39.20 ± 0.54 39.78 ± 0.24 39.49 ± 0.37 | 39.30 ± 0.17 39.98 ± 0.18 39.07 ± 0.54 |
10 | 8am 4pm Daily | 38.10 ± 0.14 38.10 ± 0.14 38.57 ± 0.09 | 37.78 ± 0.25 39.41 ± 0.31 38.87 ± 0.14 | 38.21 ± 0.24 39.50 ± 0.23 38.85 ± 0.25 | 38.51 ± 0.24 39.74 ± 0.41 39.12 ± 0.30 |
11 | 8am 4pm Daily | 38.50 ± 0.29 39.14 ± 0.15 38.82 ± 0.20 | 38.81 ± 0.44 39.46 ± 0.27 39.14 ± 0.28 | 38.23 ± 0.15 39.21 ± 0.16 38.14 ± 0.30 | 38.32 ± 0.18 39.31 ± 0.13 38.82 ± 0.14 |