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Resting Respiratory Rates a
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Species
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Breaths /min (range)
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Cat
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16–40
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Dairy cow
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26–50
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Dog
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18–34
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Horse
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10–14
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Pig
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32–58
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Sheep
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16–34
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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.
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Last full review/revision March 2012
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