Infrared Thermography as a Diagnostic Tool for the Assessment of Mastitis in Dairy Ruminants

• Published in: Animals (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 18; p. 2691
• Main Authors: Korelidou, Vera, Simitzis, Panagiotis, Massouras, Theofilos, Gelasakis, Athanasios I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 16.09.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: animal health; Biomarkers; Dairy industry; diagnosis; diagnostic techniques; Enzymes; health status; herds; infrared thermography; labor; Livestock; Livestock farms; Mastitis; Methods; Military electronics industry; Milk; Pathogens; Physiology; point-of-care systems; Review; ruminants; Technology application; temperature; thermal imaging; thermography; udder temperature; udders; User training; United States; infrared thermography; diagnosis; ruminants; udder temperature; mastitis; thermal imaging

Among the health issues of major concern in dairy ruminants, mastitis stands out as being associated with considerable losses in productivity and compromised animal health and welfare. Currently, the available methods for the early detection of mastitis are either inaccurate, requiring further valid...