The use of infrared thermography as an early indicator of bovine respiratory disease complex in calves

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 376-384

  Schaefer, A L ^a   Cook, N J ^b   Church, J S ^b   Basarab, J ^b   Perry, B ^c   Miller, C ^c   Tong, A K W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c Pulmonox Medical Comp   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine respiratory disease; Early detection; Infrared

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CALF (BOVINE); CATTLE DISEASE; CATTLE FARMING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; SALIVA LEVEL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DETECTION; WEANING;

ANIMALS; BOVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX; CATTLE; INFRARED RAYS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; THERMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 34548604870     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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