Assessment of body temperature in sows by two infrared thermography methods at various body surface locations

Journal of Swine Health and Production

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 203-209

  Schmidt, Mariana ^a   Lahrmann, Karl Heinz ^b   Ammon, Christian ^a   Berg, Werner ^a   Schön, Peter ^c   Hoffmann, Gundula ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING AND BIOECONOMY ATB   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR FARM ANIMAL BIOLOGY FBN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infrared thermography; Non invasive; Swine; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880263777     PISSN: 1537209X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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