Development of a self-contained, indwelling vaginal temperature probe for use in cattle research

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 339-343

  Burdick, N C ^a   Carroll, J A ^a   Dailey, J W ^a   Randel, R D ^b   Falkenberg, S M ^c   Schmidt, T B ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Indwelling temperature probe; Rectal temperature monitoring; Vaginal temperature monitoring

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLANK CONTROLLED INTERNAL DRUG RELEASE DEVICE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; BODY TEMPERATURE MONITORING; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; FEMALE; GENERAL DEVICE; HEIFER; INDWELLING VAGINAL TEMPERATURE RECORDING DEVICE; INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE; NONHUMAN; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RESEARCH; STRESS; VAGINAL TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84859160340     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: 18790992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2011.10.007     Document Type: Article

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