Evaluation of Heat Stress Response in Crossbred Dairy Cows Under Tropical Climate by Analysis of Heart Rate Variability

Overview

Journal J Vet Med Sci

Specialty Veterinary Medicine

Date 2017 Dec 12

PMID 29225303

Citations 6

Authors

Chan Bun

Youki Watanabe

Yoshihisa Uenoyama

Naoko Inoue

Nahoko Ieda

Fuko Matsuda

Hiroko Tsukamura

Masayoshi Kuwahara

Kei-Ichiro Maeda

Satoshi Ohkura

Vutha Pheng

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Abstract

The present study aims to examine the effect of tropical temperatures on autonomic nervous activity in Cambodian dairy cattle by analyzing heart rate variability (HRV). Holter-type electrocardiograms were recorded in adult crossbred cows (Cambodian native × Holstein) either in a sheltered area or under direct sunlight. Rectal temperatures and heart rates increased in animals under direct sunlight as compared to those in the shelter. The power spectral analysis of HRV revealed that three out of the five cows studied underwent a decrease in parasympathetic nervous activity under direct sunlight with the remaining two cows showing no apparent change. The HRV analysis would prove to be a useful tool to reveal information about heat tolerance in dairy cows.

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