Vulvar skin temperature changes significantly during estrus in swine as determined by digital infrared thermography

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 151-155

  Scolari, Saara C ^a   Clark, Sherrie G ^a   Knox, Robert V ^a   Tamassia, Manoel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b New Jersey Division of Mental Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrus; Infrared thermography; Swine; Temperature; Vulva

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 79955894688     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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