Table 3
Effect of misting and wallowing on physiologic parameters of heat stressed lactating Murrah buffaloes

Parameters		RT	RR	PR
Period (p value)		<.0001*	<.0001*	<.0001*
Treatment (p value)		<.0001*	<.0001*	<.0001*
Control		38.81a	36.61a	48.56 a
Misting		38.41 c	31.67 b	49.06 b
Wallowing		38.57 b	32.39 b	50.61 b
SE for Treatment		0.03	0.24	0.23
Period*Treatment (p value)		<.0001*	0.07	0.002*
May	Control	38.65 bc	34.00 b	50.00 ab
	Misting	38.28 d	30.17 e	50.00 ab
	Wallowing	38.30 d	31.00 de	51.00 a
June	Control	38.78 b	38.83 a	49.00 ab
	Misting	38.48 cd	33.33 bc	49.00 ab
	Wallowing	38.45 cd	33.67 b	49.83 ab
July	Control	39.30 a	37.00 a	46.67 c
	Misting	38.73 b	32.50 bcd	48.17 bc
	Wallowing	38.40 d	31.50 cde	51.00 a
SE for Period*Treatment		0.05	0.03	0.41