Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2843671 Journal of Thermal Biology 2008 8 Pages PDF
Abstract

There is a demand in the livestock industry for alternative assessments of feed efficiency. Infrared thermography was tested for predicting heat production, methane production and for the detection of physiological events (e.g. heat increment of feeding) in dairy cattle. Multiple body locations were infrared scanned concomitantly with the measurement of the animals’ gaseous exchange. Infrared thermography can be successfully applied for assessing heat and methane production, through the analysis of feet temperature and temperature difference between left and right flanks, respectively. This technology is also useful for assessing physiological responses to milking and feeding.

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