Tracking Differences in Cow Temperature Related to Environmental Factors
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Farms and Animals
2.2. Data Collection
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- Air temperature in the measured object [°C];
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- Relative humidity [%];
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- Air speed [m·s−1].
- Tdb = air temperature, °F;
- RH = relative humidity, %.
2.3. Data Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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PARAMETER | MEAN | MINIMUM | MAXIMUM | STANDARD DEVIATION |
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COW’S EYE TEMPERATURE (°C) | 36.7 | 33.9 | 39.1 | 0.92 |
COW’S RECTAL TEMPERATURE (°C) | 38.3 | 32.1 | 39.0 | 0.51 |
AIR TEMPERATURE (°C) | 16.4 | −1.8 | 27.4 | 6.98 |
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (%) | 59.2 | 38.9 | 76.8 | 11.71 |
THI | 60.4 | 36.7 | 74.3 | 9.38 |
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Gálik, R.; Bod’o, Š.; Lüttmerding, G.; Knížková, I.; Kunc, P. Tracking Differences in Cow Temperature Related to Environmental Factors. Appl. Sci. 2024, 14, 7205. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167205
Gálik R, Bod’o Š, Lüttmerding G, Knížková I, Kunc P. Tracking Differences in Cow Temperature Related to Environmental Factors. Applied Sciences. 2024; 14(16):7205. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167205
Chicago/Turabian StyleGálik, Roman, Štefan Bod’o, Gabriel Lüttmerding, Ivana Knížková, and Petr Kunc. 2024. "Tracking Differences in Cow Temperature Related to Environmental Factors" Applied Sciences 14, no. 16: 7205. https://doi.org/10.3390/app14167205