Research Article

Thermographic Imaging of the Superficial Temperature in Racing Greyhounds before and after the Race

Table 2

Data on the races as well as energy and heat capacity calculations for each dog, distance and race day.

Day Running
distance (m)
Number
of dogs
Body mass (kg)Running time (s)Velocity (m/s)Kinetic energy (kJ)Heat capacity (kJ)
Ave. ± SD  
(min, max)
Ave. ± SD  
(min, max)
Ave. ± SD   
(min, max)
Ave. ± SD  
(min, max)
Ave. ± SD  
(min, max)

July3251433.7 ± 3.3
(29.2, 38.6)
19.6 ± 0.3
(19.3, 20.4)
16.6 ± 0.2
(15.9, 16.7)
4.6 ± 0.5
(4.0, 5.5)
141.4 ± 14.0
(122.4, 161.7)
Sep3251332.9 ± 3.6
(26.9, 39.5)
19.2 ± 0.3
(18.9, 19.7)
16.9 ± 0.2
(16.5, 17.2)
4.7 ± 0.5
(3.8, 5.7)
137.9 ± 15.0
(112.3, 165.5)

July4951331.0 ± 4.1
(25.3, 38.4)
29.6 ± 0.3
(29.3, 30.2)
16.7 ± 0.2
(16.4, 16.9)
4.3 ± 0.6
(3.4, 5.4)
129.8 ± 17.3
(106.0, 160.9)
Sep495431.5 ± 5.0
(26.1, 35.9)
29.6 ± 0.3
(29.2, 29.9)
16.7 ± 0.2
(16.6, 16.9)
4.4 ± 0.7
(3.7, 5.0)
131.9 ± 20.8
(109.4, 150.4)

July560932.1 ± 3.9
(25.1, 36.6)
33.4 ± 0.6
(32.5, 33.8)
16.8 ± 0.3
(16.6, 17.3)
4.5 ± 0.6
(3.6, 5.5)
134.4 ± 16.5
(105.2, 153.4)

Sep785631.8 ± 5.8
(24.7, 38.4)
48.6 ± 0.3
(48.4, 49.1)
16.2 ± 0.1
(16.0, 16.3)
4.1 ± 0.7
(3.2, 4.9)
133.3 ± 22.0
(103.5, 160.9)