About Lesson
Some key points about fowl
- Fowl has 4 chambered heart.
- Blood makes 7% of weight of mature hen and turkey.
- Broad breasted bronze turkey has highest values of blood pressure for birds or mammals causing aortic rupture.
- Life span of erythrocyte of chicken is 28-35 days.
- Spleen is found near the gizzard of abdominal cavity.
- Hearing and sight are well-developed ; ability to smell is of low magnitude.
- Chicks has no true diaphragm.
- Respiratory cycle : 15-25 cycles / min.
Animals, their body temperature, heart beat and respiration rate
|
Animal |
Body temperature |
Heart beat |
Respiration/min. |
|
Cow |
38.6 0C/ 101.50F |
50-60 |
20-25 |
|
Buffalo |
36.8-39.4 0C / 98.3-1030F |
40-50 |
15-20 |
|
Sheep |
38.9 0C /102 0F |
70-80 |
20-30 |
|
Goat |
39.1 0C / 102.5 0F |
70-90 |
20-30 |
|
Pig |
39.2 0C / 102.6 0F |
70-90 |
10-20 |
|
Horse |
38.1 0C / 100.50F |
36-42 |
8-12 |