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- Title
Application of thermal imaging technology in health management of dairy cows.
- Authors
Lee, K. H.; Chen, J. Y.; Yeh, Y. H.; Chen, I. H.; Lin, T. Y.; Lee, T. F.; Chen, C. C.
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to use thermal image technology which could obtain the temperature of dairy cow with non-intrusive, accurately and quickly to assess the health management of dairy cows. There were 40 milking cows in this trial. At the height of 2.2 m above the entrance of the milking passageway, 1 dual-lens infrared thermal image camera was installed, with a resolution of 384 x 288 pixels, and a temperature measurement range of -20°C to +150°C. Another visible light lens was used to identify the eye socket of individual cow, and the thermal camera lens was focus to detect the temperature of the eye socket automatically and recorded the temperature information in the computer management software system for 5 months. When the temperature of the cows exceeds the threshold set by the system, the red warning light will light up immediately. The results showed that the average temperature of the thermal image of the cow's eye sockets was 36.4 ± 2.0°C (n = 2,168), and the average temperature of the eye sockets of the cow with fever was 40.0 ± 0.5°C (n = 12). From these results showed using thermal imaging technology to monitor the health of dairy cows were very potential for dairy industry in the future.
- Subjects
DAIRY cattle; THERMAL imaging cameras; BODY temperature regulation; ANIMAL health; COMPUTER software
- Publication
Journal of the Chinese Society of Animal Science, 2021, Vol 50, p61
- ISSN
0253-9187
- Publication type
Article