Evaluation of Non-Contact Device to Measure Body Temperature in Sheep

Non-contact devices have been used in the measurement of body temperature in livestock production as a tool for testing disease in different species. However, there are few studies about the variation and correlations in body temperature between rectal temperature (RT) and non-contact devices such a...

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Autores principales: Ibañez, Carla, Moreno-Manrique, María, Villagrá, Arantxa, Bueso-Ródenas, Joel, Mínguez, Carlos
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8786
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/1/98
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author Ibañez, Carla
Moreno-Manrique, María
Villagrá, Arantxa
Bueso-Ródenas, Joel
Mínguez, Carlos
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Ibañez, Carla
Moreno-Manrique, María
Mínguez, Carlos
Villagrá, Arantxa
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Moreno-Manrique, María
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Bueso-Ródenas, Joel
Mínguez, Carlos
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description Non-contact devices have been used in the measurement of body temperature in livestock production as a tool for testing disease in different species. However, there are few studies about the variation and correlations in body temperature between rectal temperature (RT) and non-contact devices such as non-contact infrared thermometers (NCIT) and thermal imaging/infrared thermography (IRT). The objective of this work was to evaluate the accuracy of non-contact devices to measure the body temperature in sheep, considering six body regions and the possibility of implementing these systems in herd management. The experiment was carried out at the experimental farm of the Catholic University of Valencia, located in the municipality of Massanassa in July of 2021, with 72 dry manchega ewes, and we compared the rectal temperature with two types of non-contact infrared devices for the assessment of body temperature in healthy sheep. Except for the temperature taken by NCIT at the muzzle, the correlation between RT vs. NCIT or IRT showed a low significance or was difficult to use for practical flock management purposes. In addition, the variability between devices was high, which implies that measurements should be interpreted with caution in warm climates and open pens, such as most sheep farms in the Spanish Mediterranean area. The use of infrared cameras devices to assess body temperature may have a promising future, but in order to be widely applied as a routine management method on farms, the system needs to become cheaper, simpler in terms of measurements and quicker in terms of analyzing results.
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spelling ReDivia87862025-04-25T14:49:28Z Evaluation of Non-Contact Device to Measure Body Temperature in Sheep Ibañez, Carla Moreno-Manrique, María Villagrá, Arantxa Bueso-Ródenas, Joel Mínguez, Carlos Rectal Thermometry Thermal imaging Infrared thermometers Manchega ewes L01 Animal husbandry L70 Veterinary science and hygiene N20 Agricultural machinery and equipment Rectal temperature Non-contact devices have been used in the measurement of body temperature in livestock production as a tool for testing disease in different species. However, there are few studies about the variation and correlations in body temperature between rectal temperature (RT) and non-contact devices such as non-contact infrared thermometers (NCIT) and thermal imaging/infrared thermography (IRT). The objective of this work was to evaluate the accuracy of non-contact devices to measure the body temperature in sheep, considering six body regions and the possibility of implementing these systems in herd management. The experiment was carried out at the experimental farm of the Catholic University of Valencia, located in the municipality of Massanassa in July of 2021, with 72 dry manchega ewes, and we compared the rectal temperature with two types of non-contact infrared devices for the assessment of body temperature in healthy sheep. Except for the temperature taken by NCIT at the muzzle, the correlation between RT vs. NCIT or IRT showed a low significance or was difficult to use for practical flock management purposes. In addition, the variability between devices was high, which implies that measurements should be interpreted with caution in warm climates and open pens, such as most sheep farms in the Spanish Mediterranean area. The use of infrared cameras devices to assess body temperature may have a promising future, but in order to be widely applied as a routine management method on farms, the system needs to become cheaper, simpler in terms of measurements and quicker in terms of analyzing results. 2024-01-30T12:53:00Z 2024-01-30T12:53:00Z 2024 article publishedVersion Ibáñez, C., Moreno-Manrique, M., Villagrá, A., Bueso-Ródenas, J. & Mínguez, C. (2023). Evaluation of Non-Contact Device to Measure Body Temperature in Sheep. Animals, 14(1), 98. 2076-2615 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8786 10.3390/ani14010098 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/1/98 en This research received no external funding Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ openAccess MDPI electronico
spellingShingle Rectal Thermometry
Thermal imaging
Infrared thermometers
Manchega ewes
L01 Animal husbandry
L70 Veterinary science and hygiene
N20 Agricultural machinery and equipment
Rectal temperature
Ibañez, Carla
Moreno-Manrique, María
Villagrá, Arantxa
Bueso-Ródenas, Joel
Mínguez, Carlos
Evaluation of Non-Contact Device to Measure Body Temperature in Sheep
title Evaluation of Non-Contact Device to Measure Body Temperature in Sheep
title_full Evaluation of Non-Contact Device to Measure Body Temperature in Sheep
title_fullStr Evaluation of Non-Contact Device to Measure Body Temperature in Sheep
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Non-Contact Device to Measure Body Temperature in Sheep
title_short Evaluation of Non-Contact Device to Measure Body Temperature in Sheep
title_sort evaluation of non contact device to measure body temperature in sheep
topic Rectal Thermometry
Thermal imaging
Infrared thermometers
Manchega ewes
L01 Animal husbandry
L70 Veterinary science and hygiene
N20 Agricultural machinery and equipment
Rectal temperature
url https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11939/8786
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