The non-invasive and automated detection of bovine respiratory disease onset in receiver calves using infrared thermography

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 928-935

  Schaefer, A L ^a   Cook, N J ^b   Bench, C ^c   Chabot, J B ^a   Colyn, J ^a   Liu, T ^a   Okine, E K ^c   Stewart, M ^d   Webster, J R ^d  

^a LACOMBE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bovine respiratory disease; Infrared thermography; Non invasive detection

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CALF (BOVINE); CORE TEMPERATURE; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; NEUTROPHIL LYMPHOCYTE RATIO; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

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

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84863108355     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.09.021     Document Type: Article

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