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- Title
Infrared thermography: A potential noninvasive tool to monitor udder health status in dairy cows.
- Authors
Sathiyabarathi, M.; Jeyakumar, S.; Manimaran, A.; Jayaprakash, G.; Pushpadass, Heartwin A.; Sivaram, M.; Ramesha, K. P.; Das, D. N.; Kataktalware, Mukund A.; Arul Prakash, M.; Dhinesh Kumar, R.
- Abstract
The animal husbandry and livestock sectors play a major role in the rural economy, especially for the small and marginal farmers. India has the largest livestock population in the world and ranks first in the milk production. Mastitis is the most common and expensive infectious disease in dairy cattle. The global economic losses per year due to mastitis amounts to USD 35 billion and for Indian dairy industry 6000 crores per year. Early detection of mastitis is very important to reduce the economic loss to the dairy farmers and dairy industry. Automated methods for early and reliable detection of mastitis are currently in focus under precision dairying. Skin surface temperature is an important indicator for the diagnosis of cow's illnesses and for the estimation of their physiological status. Infrared thermography (IRT) is a simple, effective, on-site, and noninvasive method that detects surface heat, which is emitted as infrared radiation and generates pictorial images without causing radiation exposure. In human and bovine medicine, IRT is used as a diagnostic tool for assessment of normal and physiological status.
- Subjects
COW testing; INFRARED thermometers; DOMESTIC animals; LIVESTOCK; RURAL development
- Publication
Veterinary World, 2016, Vol 9, Issue 10, p1075
- ISSN
0972-8988
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14202/vetworld.2016.1075-1081