Body temperature measurement in pigs: Are infrared thermometers a non-invasive alternative?

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Koch, Felicitas [1 ]
Pieper, Robert [1 ]
Fischer-Tenhagen, Carola [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Abt Sicherheit Nahrungskette, Bundesinst Risikobewertung, Berlin, Germany
[2] Bundesinst Risikobewertung, Abt Experimentelle Toxikol & ZEBET, Berlin, Germany
[3] Bundesinst Risikobewertung, Alt Marienfelde 17-21, D-12277 Berlin, Germany
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TIERAERZTLICHE PRAXIS AUSGABE GROSSTIERE NUTZTIERE | 2023年 / 51卷 / 02期
关键词
refinement; body temperature measurement; non-invasive; infrared; THERMOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1055/a-2046-5061
中图分类号
S85 [动物医学(兽医学)];
学科分类号
0906 ;
摘要
Objective Internal body temperature is an essential parameter in evaluation an animal's general health status. The rectal temperature as 'gold standard' requires restraining of the animal which may cause stress especially when not accustomed to handling procedures. Stress on the other hand should whenever possible be avoided as it negatively affects animal welfare and may increase body temperature. The present study evaluated whether measuring the body surface temperature with an infrared thermometer (IRT) may represent a stressless alternative method to rectal body temperature measurements.Material and methods Twelve male fattening pigs were included in the study. Body temperature was measured once a week for 11 weeks. Body surface temperature measurements were performed in the areas of the forehead, caudal base of the ear and anus using two infrared thermometers (IRT1 and IRT2) each.Results Throughout the study, all pigs were clinically healthy. Best repeatability was found for the rectal thermometer and IRT1 in the anus region. Homogeneity of variance was not found for the measurements of the three thermometers. Mean values of body temperature were significantly different (p<0,05) between thermometers and measurement points. Thereby, the type of thermometer and measurement point possessed a moderate to strong effect. The Bland-Altman plot shows that differences in the values of the thermometers and measurement points are within the acceptable range of variation (95% interval). However, the range of variation is too substantial for clinical assessment of the body temperature.Conclusion The repeatability of temperature data measured with IRT on the body surface of pigs is acceptable. For this procedure, restraining the animals is not necessary, therefore reducing the animal's stress level during the clinical examination. However, the correlation to the rectal body temperature is weak to moderate.
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