Application of infrared thermography as an indicator of heat and methane production and its use in the study of skin temperature in response to physiological events in dairy cattle (Bos taurus)

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 468-475

  Montanholi, Yuri R ^a   Odongo, Nicholas E ^a   Swanson, Kendall C ^a   Schenkel, Flávio S ^a   McBride, Brian W ^a   Miller, Stephen P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Feed efficiency; Greenhouse gases; Heat increment of feeding; Holstein; Indirect heat production; Infrared imaging; Ruminant

Indexed keywords

METHANE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; THERMOGENESIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 56249134515     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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