Comparison of rectal and infrared thermometry for obtaining body temperature in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis).
BACKGROUND
It would be clinically advantageous to develop a method of body temperature evaluation in cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) that did not require sedation, restraint, surgical manipulation, or expensive equipment.


METHODS
Body temperatures of 51 cynomolgus macaques were taken with rectal thermometry and non-contact infrared thermometry (NIFT) on the shoulder, face, abdomen, and axillary region.


CONCLUSIONS
Body temperature measurements from NIFT were statistically different (P < 0.0001) from rectal thermometry. In addition, there was greater between- and within-subject variability in values using NIFT. There was no correlation between any sites of the NIFT and rectal thermometry. It was concluded that NIFT was not a valid alternative to rectal thermometry in cynomolgus macaques.
Sikoski
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Department of Pathology, Section on Comparative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1040, USA. psikoski@wfubmc.edu
Banks
M L
ML
Gould
R
R
Young
R W
RW
Wallace
J M
JM
Nader
M A
MA
D000818:Animals; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008252:Macaca fascicularis / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012007:Rectum; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D013821:Thermometers / Q000592:standards / Q000662:veterinary*