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Effects of seasons on some physiological parameters in Karya sheep
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Tufan Altın1, Murat Yılmaz1*,
Funda Kıral2 and Elif Yorulmaz3 |
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1Department
of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Adnan Menderes University,
Aydın
2Department
of Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Adnan Menderes
University Aydın
3The
Association of Breeding Cattle Breeders, Aydın
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| Abstract |
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Thermal stress redistributes the body resources including protein and
energy at the cost of decreased growth, reproduction, production and
health.
In this study, seasonal variations of body temperature, heart and
respiratory rates, and level of serum cortisol and cholesterol were
investigated in Karya sheep. Heart rate was significantly higher
(P<0.05) in winter and significantly low (P<0.05) summer. The
respiration rate was significantly higher (P<0.05) in summer and
significantly (P<0.05) low in winter. Similarly, body temperature was
significantly higher (P<0.05) low in spring and summer. Serum
cholesterol and cortisol increase significantly (P<0.05) during summer.
The studied parameters in Karya sheep may provide a baseline data for
the future studies.
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Keywords:
Sheep; physiological parameters; cortisol; cholesterol |
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| To cite this article:
Altın T, M Yılmaz, F Kıral and E Yorulmaz,
2016.
Effects of seasons on some physiological parameters in Karya sheep.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 6(3): 89-95. |
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