Infrared thermography as diagnostic tool for bovine subclinical mastitis detection

• Digiovani, Douglas Bega ^[1] ; Borges, Marcelo Henirque Favaro ^[2] ; Galdioli, Victor Hugo Gonçalves ^[2] ; Matias, Bruna Fonseca ^[2] ; Bernardo, Guilherme Muschau ^[2] ; Silva, Thiago da Rocha ^[2] ; Fávaro, Patrícia Cruz ^[2] ; Júnior, Flavio Antonio Barca ^[3] ; Lopes, Flavio Guiselli ^[2] ; Júnior, Celso Koetz ^[2] ; Ribeiro, Edson Luis de Azambuja ^[3]
  1. [1] Universidade Federal do Ceará

     Universidade Federal do Ceará

     Brasil

     
  2. [2] Universidade Norte do Paraná

     Universidade Norte do Paraná

     Brasil

     
  3. [3] Universidade Estadual de Londrina

     Universidade Estadual de Londrina

     Brasil

     

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• Localización: Revista Brasileira de Higiene e Sanidade Animal: RBHSA, ISSN-e 1981-2965, Vol. 10, Nº. 4, 2016, págs. 685-692
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Forty-eight Holstein cows were assessed using infrared thermography as non-invasive diagnostic tool for subclinical mastitis detection. The temperature analysis of animals negative in the California Mastitis Test has evidenced a difference between the mean temperatures in the front and rear quarters (p=0.001). The infrared thermography comparison between the rear quarters of animals positive and negative in the California Mastitis Test has not shown any difference (p=0.236), but the comparison of results of the front quarters has shown difference between the mean temperature of the infrared thermography of positive (32.35ºC ±2.35) and negative CMTs (31.00ºC ± 2.20 (p=0.025). The use of infrared thermography as diagnostic tool seems to be promising; however, it is necessary determining a protocol to guide its use.