Detection of clinical mastitis with the help of a thermal camera

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4592-4598

  Hovinen, M ^a   Siivonen, J ^a,b   Taponen, S ^a   Hanninen L ^a   Pastell, M ^a   Aisla, A M ^a   Pyorala S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Infrared thermography; Mastitis detection; Thermal camera

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 57749112865     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1218     Document Type: Article

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