Relationship between body temperature measured by infrared thermography and performance, feed efficiency and enteric gas emission of hair lambs

IF 2.9 2区 生物学 Q2 BIOLOGY
Charleni Crisóstomo , Rafael F. Bernardi , Danielle N. Gurgeira , Robson M.F. Silveira , Rogério R. Vicentini , Simón P. Márquez , Adibe L. Abdalla , Claudia C. Paro de Paz , Josiel Ferreira , Ricardo L. Dias da Costa
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Infrared thermography (IRT) is a noninvasive method that is one of the main indirect tools to optimize livestock measurements, as most changes in physiological conditions affect body temperature. This study aimed to evaluate the use of IRT to estimate residual feed intake (RFI) and residual intake and gain (RIG) of hair lambs, in addition to variations in performance, feed efficiency estimates, and gas emissions. Forty lambs were monitored during two feed efficiency tests to assess performance, feed efficiency estimates, and enteric gas emissions. These metrics were associated with IRT measurements from different body regions (eyes, hooves, rumen, and left flank). Temperatures were measured using infrared images collected with a Fluke camera, employing the non-steady-state rapid detection measurement method. Lambs were grouped into high (RFI-; RIG+), medium (RFI±; RIG±), and low (RFI+; RIG-) classes based on ± 0.5 standard deviations of adjusted RFI and RIG. To assess group differences, Tukey's test (P < 0.05) was applied, along with Pearson correlation and multivariate analyses to determine relationships between variables. In the 2nd test, differences in RIG classification were observed for eye and left flank temperatures. Some performance variables and feed efficiency estimates, such as dry matter intake, feed efficiency, and feed conversion, differed by RFI and RIG classifications. In the 1st test, only N2O and NH4 emissions differed between RFI classifications, while in the 2nd test, CO2 emissions were higher in RFI + animals. Performance and feed efficiency estimates were the primary variables, whereas temperatures measured by IRT had the lowest discriminatory power for RFI and RIG categories, followed by enteric gas emissions. Limitations related to animal numbers and environmental temperature variation in this study suggest that further investigation of the relationship between infrared thermography and animal performance efficiency is warranted.
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Journal of thermal biology
Journal of thermal biology 生物-动物学
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5.30
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7.40%
发文量
196
审稿时长
14.5 weeks
期刊介绍: The Journal of Thermal Biology publishes articles that advance our knowledge on the ways and mechanisms through which temperature affects man and animals. This includes studies of their responses to these effects and on the ecological consequences. Directly relevant to this theme are: • The mechanisms of thermal limitation, heat and cold injury, and the resistance of organisms to extremes of temperature • The mechanisms involved in acclimation, acclimatization and evolutionary adaptation to temperature • Mechanisms underlying the patterns of hibernation, torpor, dormancy, aestivation and diapause • Effects of temperature on reproduction and development, growth, ageing and life-span • Studies on modelling heat transfer between organisms and their environment • The contributions of temperature to effects of climate change on animal species and man • Studies of conservation biology and physiology related to temperature • Behavioural and physiological regulation of body temperature including its pathophysiology and fever • Medical applications of hypo- and hyperthermia Article types: • Original articles • Review articles
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