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12762409

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
Abdominal skin temperature of healthy broiler chickens was determined by thermography to estimate the normal range of between- and within-bird temperature variation. Effects of potential confounding factors, such as bird's contention duration, abdominal side, age, and time of day, were also estimated. Mean skin temperature was estimated from thermogram pictures by computer image analysis of a predetermined abdominal area. Results demonstrated that skin temperature was not significantly affected by contention duration. However, skin temperature was higher on the right abdominal side in younger birds and at 1200 h. Between- and within-bird variation in healthy birds was small (< 0.5 degrees C) when age, abdominal side, and time of day were taken into account. This work suggests that skin temperature measurement using thermography can be adapted for the study of skin temperature in broiler chickens.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0032-5791
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
846-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Abdominal skin temperature variation in healthy broiler chickens as determined by thermography.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montréal, P.O. Box 5000, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada J2S 7C6. michelle.tessier@umontreal.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't