Mastitis detection in sheep by infrared thermography

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 722-724

  Martins, Rafhael Felipe Saraiva ^a   do Prado Paim, Tiago ^b   de Abreu Cardoso, Cyntia ^a   Stéfano Lima Dallago, Bruno ^a   de Melo, Cristiano Barros ^a   Louvandini, Helder ^b   McManus, Concepta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ewe; Inflammation; Infrared image; Mastitis diagnosis; Somatic cells

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; MILK FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CELL COUNT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EWE; FEMALE; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; MASTITIS; MILK; NONHUMAN; SOMATIC CELL; UDDER; UDDER TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INFRARED RAYS; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; THERMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84876156872     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.10.021     Document Type: Article

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