Research Article

Electrocardiogram of Clinically Healthy Mithun (Bos frontalis): Variation among Strains

Table 1

Physiological and electrocardiographic parameters (mean ± SEM) of different strains of mithun.

NagameseArunachaleeMizoramManipur

PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER
Body weight (kg)309.3a284.5ab247.1b180.2c
± 88.9± 72.5± 48.3± 54.9
Morning Rectal38.1a36.7a37.6a39.1b
Temperature ζ(°C)± 0.4± 0.2± 0.6± 0.3
Evening Rectal38.838.738.938.8
Temperature (°C)± 0.05± 0.5± 0.06± 0.03
Respiration rate §29.0a32.5a30.0a36.6b
(per minute)± 0.5± 1.7± 0.9± 1.7
Heart rate #83.2ab78.0ac87.6b99.30d
(per minute)± 6.9± 4.09± 6.79± 12.9
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETER (Lead – I)
Amplitude of P ¥0.12a0.12a0.13b0.10c
(mV)± 0.01± 0.02± 0.01± 0.00
Duration of P0.06a0.05a0.06b0.04c
(s)± 0.001± 0.001± 0.002± 0.002
Amplitude of0.37a0.36a0.50b0.28c
QRS (mV)± 0.07± 0.03± 0.0 8± 0.08
Duration of0.045a0.044a0.055b0.042a
QRS (s)± 0.001± 0.002± 0.001± 0.001
Amplitude of T0.21a0.25b0.30c0.20a
(mV)± 0.024± 0.025± 0.033± 0.024
Duration of Tθ0.06a0.08b0.09b0.06a
(s)± 0.001± 0.003± 0.002± 0.001
Mean Electrical+114°-12°+34°-12°
axis in° (frontal plane)(+70° to + 167°)(-90° to +60°)(-128° to + 170°)(-90° to +60°)

P value is as follows, respectively
P<.01, Pζ<.01, P§<.05, P#<.05, P¥<.05, P<.01, P<.05, P<.05, P<.05, Pθ<.05
Ma,b,c,dean bearing different superscript in the same row differ significantly.