title: Mastitis detection in sheep by infrared thermography.
abstract: This study aims to evaluate the use of an infrared thermograph for mastitis diagnosis in sheep. Thirty-seven Santa Inês ewes were evaluated weekly through infrared images obtained with thermograph FLIR System Series-i®. Milk was collected for somatic cell count and milk compound level determination. The clinical mastitis group had the highest fat and protein level, as well as the lowest lactose level. The udder temperatures were higher for subclinical mastitis group. The udder temperature data was able to correctly classify the animals into the mastitis groups and the canonical analysis showed that these temperatures clearly differentiated the subclinical mastitis groups from the others. Therefore, this study showed that udder infrared temperatures can be used as diagnostic method to mastitis in sheep.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, University of Brasília, CP 04508, CEP 70910-900 Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafhael Felipe Saraiva
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: Tiago
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: do Prado Paim
authors.forename: Cyntia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Abreu Cardoso
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stéfano Lima Dallago
authors.forename: Cristiano Barros
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: de Melo
authors.forename: Helder
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Louvandini
authors.forename: Concepta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McManus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000503:physiopathology; D008413:Mastitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*