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Resting Respiratory Rates a

Species

Breaths /min (range)

Cat

16–40

Dairy cow

26–50

Dog

18–34

Horse

10–14

Pig

32–58

Sheep

16–34

a Adapted from Reece W.O., Respiration in Mammals, in Dukes' Physiology of Domestic Animals, 12th ed., Reece W.O., Ed. Copyright 2004 by Cornell University.

Last full review/revision March 2012

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