Regression equation

Parameters

RT (°C)

THI

RT (°C)

−−−−−−

RT (°C) = 0.323 × THI +12.66

R² = 0.82***; r = 0.87***

HR (Beat./min)

HR (Beat./min) = 13.97× RT − 471.8

R² = 0.84**; r = 0.77**

HR (Beat./min) = 4.607 × THI − 301.5

R² = 0.89***; r = 0.85***

RR (Insp./min)

RR (Insp./min) = 41.24 × RT − 1541

R² = 0.87**; r = 0.93**

RR (Insp./min) = 3.64 × THI − 214.2

R² = 0.52**; r = 0.72**

DMI (kg/day)

DMI (kg/day ) = −1315 × RT + 70,44 R² = 0,91***; r = −0.85***

DMI (kg/day ) = −0.736 × THI + 79.25 R² = 0.76***; r = −0.81***

Digestibility (% of DM)

Digest (% ) = 1.419 × RT + 11.98 R² = 0.567**; r = 0.64**

Digest (% ) = 0.294 × THI + 43.91 R² = 0.323**; r = 0.30**

MY (kg/day)

MY (kg/day) = −1.617× RT + 86.68 R² = 0.92**; r = −0.89**

MY (kg/day) = −1.102× THI + 114.5 R² = 0.63***; r = −0.67***

VC (mg/l)

VC (mg/l) = −1.140 × RT + 46.52 R² = 0.87**; r = −0.90**

VC (mg/l) = −0.029× THI + 4.211

R² = 0.72***; r =−0.83***