Capturing temperature changes on the ocular surface along with estrus and ovulation using infrared thermography in Japanese Black cows

• Main Authors: Riho OZAKI (Author), Seiji INOUE (Author), Yuki YOROZUI (Author), Rei ICHIKAWA (Author), Naoki YAMADA (Author), Seiya HIGASHI (Author), Shuichi MATSUYAMA (Author), Hiroko TSUKAMURA (Author), Satoshi OHKURA (Author), Yoshihisa UENOYAMA (Author), Yasuhiro MORITA (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pre-ovulatory follicles are cooler than the neighboring reproductive organs in cows. Thus, measuring the temperature of reproductive organs could be a useful method for predicting estrus and ovulation in cows, and the establishment of a non-invasive technique is required. In this study, we used infr...