Vital Signs of Animals By Aftab Ahmed Rahimoon Agriculture and Agribusiness management dept University of Karachi

1. Vital Signs Of Animals
Animal Husbandry (Agr-407)
Presented by
Aftab Ahmed Rahimoon
Agriculture Dept.
Karachi university

2. What is Vital Signs of Animals?
• Just like humans, animals have measurable vital
signs that indicate their body's overall
functioning.
• These vital signs include breathing rate, heart
rate, temperature and blood pressure.
• change with age, sex, weight, fitness and
condition.

3. Method to Take Vital Signs?
Sheep/Goat
• Temperature measure rectally by
using digital thermometer.
• Pulse rate Place your fingers on the
left side of the lower ribcage count
how many heart beats per minute.
• Respiration rate By observing No of
breaths taken in 15 sec X 4

4. Cattle/Buffalo
• Temperature measure
rectally by using digital
thermometer.
• Pulse rate We measure using
Jugular veins
• Respiration rate By observing
No of breaths taken in 15 sec
X 4
Respiration rate

5. Pulse Rate

6. Donkey/Horse
Temperature measure
rectally by using digital
thermometer.
Pulse rate can be taken by
Facial artery/femoral veins
Respiration can be taken by
watching animal chest in-out
/by nostrils

7. Cat/Dog
Temperature measure rectally
by using digital thermometer.
Pulse rate putting your fingers
on the inside of their hind legs,
near where the leg meets the
body.
Respiration can be taken by
watching animal chest in & out
/by nostrils

9. Birds(Chicken)
• Gently insert the thermometer into the
cloaca. The chicken's temperature is relatively
high compared to humans
• Pulse rate Measured by brachial artery.
• Respiration Measured by nostrils no of
breaths taken in 15 sec X 4= ?

10. Horse Vital Signs

11. Name of
Animals
Temp °F Respiration Pulse
rate
Cattle 100.5-102.5 12-16 BPM 60 to 70
Buffalo 99.5-102.0 15-30 BPM 38 to 35
Sheep 100.8-103.8 15-30 BPM 70 to 90
Goat 102.5-104.8 15-30 BPM 70 to 90
Cat 101.0-102.5 16-40 BPM 120-140
Chicken 105-107 20-30 BPM 250–300

12. Temperature:
 Degree of heat of a living body
 Should be in normal limits
 Depend on various conditions
 Increase or decrease with weather
 Highest in the evening and lowest in the deep
sleep at night
 Above normal limits-Fever Hyperthermia
 Below normal limits-hypothermia

13. Importance
• Vitals display what's actually going on inside the
animal body.
• They provide important information about the
animals organs.
• Therefore, the importance of vital signs
monitoring is that it allows one to assess the
wellbeing