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7.
Infrared thermography: A potential
noninvasive tool to monitor udder health status in dairy cows -
M. Sathiyabarathi, S. Jeyakumar, A. Manimaran, G. Jayaprakash,
Heartwin A. Pushpadass, M. Sivaram, K. P. Ramesha, D. N. Das,
Mukund A. Kataktalware, M. Arul Prakash and R. Dhinesh Kumar
Veterinary World, 9(10): 1075-1081
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2016.1075-1081
M. Sathiyabarathi:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, Livestock
Research Centre, Southern Regional Station, ICAR - National
Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru - 560 030, Karnataka, India;
drmsathiyabarathi@gmail.com
S. Jeyakumar:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, Livestock
Research Centre, Southern Regional Station, ICAR - National
Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru - 560 030, Karnataka, India;
jeyakumarsakthivel@gmail.com
A. Manimaran:
Department of Livestock Production and Management, Livestock
Research Centre, Southern Regional Station, ICAR - National
Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru - 560 030, Karnataka, India;
maranpharma@gmail.com
G. Jayaprakash:
Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal
Sciences University, Mannuthy - 680 651, Kerala, India;
drgjayaprakash@gmail.com
Heartwin A. Pushpadass:
Dairy Engineering Section, Southern Regional Station, ICAR -
National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru - 560 030,
Karnataka, India; heartwin1@gmail.com
M. Sivaram:
Dairy Economics and Statistics Section, Southern Regional
Station, ICAR - National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru -
560 030, Karnataka, India; sivaram.ndri@gmail.com
K. P. Ramesha:
Dairy Production Section, Southern Regional Station, ICAR -
National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru - 560 030,
Karnataka, India; kpragb@gmail.com
D. N. Das:
Dairy Production Section, Southern Regional Station, ICAR -
National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru - 560 030,
Karnataka, India; dndasndri@gmail.com
Mukund A. Kataktalware:
Dairy Production Section, Southern Regional Station, ICAR -
National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru - 560 030,
Karnataka, India; mtalware@gmail.com
M. Arul Prakash:
Department of livestock Production and Management, University
Research Farm, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences
University, Chennai - 600 051, Tamil Nadu, India; drarullpm@gmail.com
R. Dhinesh Kumar:
Dairy Production Section, Southern Regional Station, ICAR -
National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru - 560 030,
Karnataka, India; dhinesh.ramasamy@gmail.com
Received: 18-06-2016, Accepted: 29-08-2016, Published online:
15-10-2016
Corresponding author:
S. Jeyakumar, e-mail: jeyakumarsakthivel@gmail.com
Citation:
Sathiyabarathi M, Jeyakumar S, Manimaran A, Jayaprakash G,
Pushpadass HA, Sivaram M, Ramesha KP, Das DN, Kataktalware MA,
Prakash MA, Kumar RD (2016) Infrared thermography: A potential
noninvasive tool to monitor udder health status in dairy cows,
Veterinary World,
9(10):
1075-1081.
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 INR 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.
Keywords:
cows, infrared thermography, mastitis diagnosis, udder health,
udder surface temperature.
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