PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS OF SHEEP REARED INDOOR SYSTEM UNDER THE TROPICAL RAIN FOREST CLIMATIC ZONE



Agik Suprayogi(1*), D. A. Astuti(2), Supriyanto Supriyanto(3)

(1) Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University, IPB Dannaga-Bogor- 16680, Indonesia, Phone/Fax: 0062-251-629462
(2) Faculty of Animal husbundry, Bogor Agricultural University, IPB Darmaga-Bogor
(3) Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University, IPB Darmaga-Bogor
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


The objective of the study was to evaluate the physiological status of sheep reared
indoor system under the tropical rain forest climatic zone in the Gunung Walat
Education Forest-Bogor Agricultural University, Sukabtuni-West Java-Indonesia.
Twenty Javanese thin-tailed ewes, average body weight of (24.5 1 2.6) kg,were reared indoor system and fed twice a day with mixgrass plus soybean curd waste and watered ad libitum. Monitoring of stable humidity and temperature were conducted continues over 24 hours. Measurement of hearth rate, respiration rate, and body temperature of were carried out in the morning and afternoon. This study revealed that the average availablelative humidity in the stable of HPGW-IPB was (96.40 1 6.95) %. The average temperature was (22.64 i 1.25) °C. The consequence of bioclimatic condition directly affected to the physiological status of the ewes, such as hearth rate was (75.50 i 5.45) beat/min, respiration rate was (29.75 i 3.15) inspiration/min and body temperature was (38.85 i 0.25) °C. The average of relative humidity a day in the stable was uncomfortable for the animal health and production system. The high humidity affects enhancing the respiration rate of ewes, although hearth rate and body temperature was still in the ranges of the normal physiological values. The bioclimatic condition was dominantly influenced by density and diversity of vegetation in the tropical rain forest.


Keywords


animal physiology, sheep, and tropical rain forest

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