Evaluation of infrared thermography findings in pseudopregnant rabbit

Hande KUL; Güneş ERDOĞAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.53913/aduveterinary.1066877

Article Details

Evaluation of infrared thermography findings in pseudopregnant rabbit

Authors:

Hande KUL | Güneş ERDOĞAN

Publisher:

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Main Topics:

Animal husbandry

Journal:

Animal Health Production and Hygiene 2022 Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.12-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000844714

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2687-5330

pISSN:

2146-7269

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53913/aduveterinary.1066877

Abstract:

 

The effectiveness of infrared thermography (IRT) in the diagnosis of pseudopregnant rabbits, the change of these images in the pseudopregnancy process, and its relationship with serum progesterone (P4) level was investigated. Fourteen healthy female rabbits of New Zealand breed were divided into two study groups. Pseudopregnancy induction was performed in the first study group with GnRH injection (0.2 ml Buserelin acetate, intramuscularly) on the 0th day of the study (Group 1, n=7). The second group (Group 2, n=7) was given placebo (0.2 ml 0.9% NaCl, intramuscularly). Rectal temperature was taken from all rabbits on days 0-5-10 and 15, eye, nasal tip, and vulvar IRT were applied, and serum P4 valueswere measured by Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. In the pseudopregnant group, the temperatures of the eyes, nose, and vulva were higher on the 10th day (p0.05). The increase in rectal temperature was only on the 15th day in the pseudopregnant group (p0.05). A low negative correlation (-0.04) was observed between serum P4 value and IRT and rectal measurements, and the highest correlation was observed between nasal temperature and rectal temperature (0.28). Infrared thermography applications in rabbits are useful in non-invasive and rapid body temperature monitoring and can determine the temperature increase in the eyes, nose, and vulva on the 10th day of pseudopregnancy.

Article Details

Evaluation of infrared thermography findings in pseudopregnant rabbit

Authors: Hande KUL | Güneş ERDOĞAN

Publisher: Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Main Topics: Animal husbandry

Journal: Animal Health Production and Hygiene 2022 Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.12-20

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2022

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000844714

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2687-5330

pISSN: 2146-7269

DOI: https://doi.org/10.53913/aduveterinary.1066877

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Authors:

Hande KUL | Güneş ERDOĞAN

Publisher:

Aydin Adnan Menderes University

Main Topics:

Animal husbandry

Journal:

Animal Health Production and Hygiene 2022 Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.12-20

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000844714

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2687-5330

pISSN:

2146-7269

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53913/aduveterinary.1066877