The use of percutaneous thermal sensing microchips for non-invasive measurement of body temperature in foals during summer seasons in a subtropical region

Continuous accurate attainment of the body temperature of foals is important to detect early stages of severe heat stress or fever due to a systemic illness. Among a number of methods to measure body temperature, measuring rectal temperature with a digital thermometer is most frequently used due to...

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Main Authors: H. Kang, A. Sole-Guitart, V.A. Mellor, J.B. Gaughan, R.R. Zsoldos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175173112200177X