TABLE 1:
Rectal Temperatures
*
Species
°F 1°
°C 0.5°
Cattle
Beef cow
101
38.3
Dairy cow
101.5
38.6
Cat
101.5
38.6
Dog
102
38.9
Goat
102.3
39.1
Horse
Mare
100
37.8
Stallion
99.7
37.6
Pig
102.5
39.2
Rabbit
103.1
39.5
Sheep
102.3
39.1
*
Adapted from Andersson B.E. and Jónasson H., Temperature Regulation and Environmental Physiology, in
Dukes’ Physiology of Domestic Animals
, 11th ed., Swenson M.J. and Reece W.O., Eds. Copyright©1993 by Cornell University.
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