Using subcutaneous bio-loggers to monitor circadian rhythmicity of temperature, heart rate and activity in sheep under intensive housing conditions
[EN] Subcutaneous bio-loggers were used to monitor temperature (T), heart rate (HR), and activity (ACT) of eight ewes managed under intensive housing conditions (permanent stabling and fed once per day). Animals were fed barley straw ad libitum and 0.45 kg concentrate per ewe per day at 08:00 h. Ewe...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) |
| Repositorio: | GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/167746 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10366/167746 |
| Access Level: | acceso embargado |
| Palabra clave: | Sheep Bio-loggers Temperature Heart rate Activity Ovejas Registradores biológicos Temperatura Frecuencia cardíaca Actividad 3109.09 Fisiología 5102.11 Ganadería 3104.07 Ovinos 3104.90 Sistemas de Producción Ganadera |
| Sumario: | [EN] Subcutaneous bio-loggers were used to monitor temperature (T), heart rate (HR), and activity (ACT) of eight ewes managed under intensive housing conditions (permanent stabling and fed once per day). Animals were fed barley straw ad libitum and 0.45 kg concentrate per ewe per day at 08:00 h. Ewes received a surgically implanted bio-logger programmed to record data every 30 min for 12 d. Mean (±SE) T was lower (P < 0.001) in the day (37.88 ± 0.01°C) than at night (38.14 ± 0.01°C), and maximum T occurred at 23:00 h (38.31°C) and minimum T at 08:00 h (37.36°C), immediately after food distribution; however, mean HR (74.41 ± 0.49 bpm) and ACT (15.10 ± 0.30 mg) were higher (P < 0.001) in the day than at night (66.42 ± 0.38 bpm and 6.56 ± 0.22 mg, respectively); maximum HR (87.71 bpm) occurred at 09:30 h, and maximum ACT at 10:00 h (28.47 mg). The cosinor curves for T, HR, and ACT of the eight ewes fit a 24-h rhythm (P < 0.0001). In conclusion, ewes permanently housed presented a clear T, HR and ACT 24-h circadian rhythmicity, whose peaks were coincident with feeding time of the grain-based concentrate. |
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