Infrared Thermography for the Ante Mortem Detection of Bruising in Horses Following Transport to a Slaughter Plant

Infrared Thermography for the Ante Mortem Detection of Bruising in Horses Following Transport to a Slaughter Plant

Undetected injury of horses sustained during road transport to slaughter is a welfare concern. This study evaluated digital infrared thermography (DT) for the detection of ante-mortem bruising in horses following transport to a slaughter plant. The sensitivity and specificity of DT for the detection...

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Main Authors: Rayappan Cyril Roy, Christopher B. Riley, Henrik Stryhn, Ian Dohoo, Michael S. Cockram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
horses
transport
bruising
welfare
slaughter
digital thermography
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00344/full

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