A study of the fasting metabolism of various breeds of pig. II. Body temperature measurements

Abstract

The normal body temperature of the pigs used in these experiments showed an appreciably greater variability than has hitherto been considered normal for pigs, the limits being 98·3–104·80° F. and the variation is independent of environmental temperature, or season of the year. The average normal temperature of the adult hog is 101·7° F.In fasting for from two to five days a reduction of body temperature was noted in a large majority of cases, amounting on the average to 1·7° F.Whether the normal or fasting figures are taken, the mean body temperature is higher in youth (50 days) than in the adult hog by about 1·5° F.