ESTIMATION OF HEAT-PRODUCTION FROM HEART-RATE MEASUREMENTS IN CATTLE

被引:23
作者
YAMAMOTO, S [1 ]
MCLEAN, JA [1 ]
DOWNIE, AJ [1 ]
机构
[1] HANNAH RES INST, AYR KA6 5HL, SCOTLAND
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D O I
10.1079/BJN19790142
中图分类号
R15 [营养卫生、食品卫生]; TS201 [基础科学];
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100403 ;
摘要
1. Heat production and heart rate of seven steers were measured simultaneously using either a calori- metric chamber or head-cage. 2. The relationship between heat production and heart rate for each animal was best described by linear regression. 3. Differences between individual animals made separate ‘calibration equations’ necessary for each animal. 4. Accuracy of prediction of heat production from heart rate was better than ±10% in all instances. 5. It is concluded that frequent measurement of heart rate appears to offer a practical method for esti- mation of heat production of free-range animals. © 1979, The Nutrition Society. All rights reserved.
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