Year: 2013 | Month: December | Volume 3 | Issue 2
Fatigueness and Work Efficiency of Large White Donkeys
Abstract: <div>Three pairs of adult Large White Donkeys (Equus asinus), based on similar age, height & weight were selected for this study. The experiment was conducted in triplicate, on different set of workloads such as Light (30</div><div>kg draft), Moderate (45 kg draft) and Heavy (60 kg draft) on same set of animals for the evaluation of Fatigueness and work efficiency. The same working schedule (1 hr work - ½ hr rest - 1 hr work i.e. 2 hrs work /day from 6.30 am to 8.30 am) was followed in all the experiments for a period of 5 days. Physiological symptoms (RR/min., PR/min. & BT as °C) as well as behavioral symptoms (excitement, frothing, tongue protrusion, panting, leg in-coordination, & sweating) of the experimental animals were recorded at 0</div><div>hr, 1st hr and 2nd hr of the work. The results of fatigue score during light, moderate and heavy work were 0, 5 & 9 at the end of 1st hr of the</div><div>work where as at the end of 2nd hour of the work they were 5, 10 and 18. The behavioral symptoms particularly panting and sweating were more pronounced and complete reluctant to work was noticed in heavy type of the work experiment whereas animals were quite normal during light & moderate type of the work experiment.</div>
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