CHAPTER VI 



RESPIRATION 

 The number of respirations per minute varies with the 

 different classes of animals; as a rule, the larger the 

 animal, the slower the respiration. 



The Horse 8 to 10 



Cattle 12 to 15 



Sheep and Goats 12 to 20 



The Dog 15 to 20 



Swine 10 to 15 



The rate of breathing is increased from the processes 

 of digestion immediately after eating, or may increase 

 from exercise. 



NORMAL TEMPERATURE OF THE HORSE 



From 2 to 5 years old the temperature is 100.6° Fahr. 

 From 5 to 10 years old the temperature is 100.4° Fahr. 

 From 10 to 15 years old the temperature is 100° Fahr. 

 From 15 to 20 years old the temperature is 98.4° to 



100.2° Fahr. 

 Sex appears to slightly influence temperature : 



Stallion 100° Fahr. 



Mare 100.8° Fahr. 



Gelding 100.4° Fahr. 



The time of day when temperature is taken is impor- 

 tant, the lowest body temperature being at 4 a. m., and 

 the highest at 6 p. m. New born foals ^ temperature will 

 run from 102° to 104° Fahr. 



TEMPERATURE OF CATTLE 

 Normal temperature is from 101.8° to 102° Fahr. 

 Compared with the horse, the daily variations are small. 



TEMPERATURE OF SHEEP AND GOATS 

 In these animals the greatest variation in temperature 

 occurs, viz. : 100.9° to 105.8° Fahr. In the majority of 



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