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Infrared Thermography of Teat in French Dairy Alpine Goats: A Promising Tool to Study Animal-Machine Interaction during Milking but Not to Detect Mastitis
Marnet, P.-G.; Velasquez, A.B.; Dzidic, A. Infrared Thermography of Teat in French Dairy Alpine Goats: A Promising Tool to Study Animal–Machine Interaction during Milking but Not to Detect Mastitis. Animals2024, 14, 882.
Marnet, P.-G.; Velasquez, A.B.; Dzidic, A. Infrared Thermography of Teat in French Dairy Alpine Goats: A Promising Tool to Study Animal–Machine Interaction during Milking but Not to Detect Mastitis. Animals 2024, 14, 882.
Marnet, P.-G.; Velasquez, A.B.; Dzidic, A. Infrared Thermography of Teat in French Dairy Alpine Goats: A Promising Tool to Study Animal–Machine Interaction during Milking but Not to Detect Mastitis. Animals2024, 14, 882.
Marnet, P.-G.; Velasquez, A.B.; Dzidic, A. Infrared Thermography of Teat in French Dairy Alpine Goats: A Promising Tool to Study Animal–Machine Interaction during Milking but Not to Detect Mastitis. Animals 2024, 14, 882.
Abstract
There is a need to develop tools for mastitis management in goats and to measure the effects of milking machines on teats. Infrared thermography (IRT), as shown in cows, was a good candidate for early detection of mastitis and focusing on milking equipment and settings implicated in potential problems. The aim of this study was to test IRT to detect udder inflammation and the effects of mechanical milking on teats in relation to inflammation status, udder balance and teat shape in Alpine goats. IRT spectra were compared before and after milking in 551 goats from three commercial herds compared to their individual SCC (somatic cell count). We found no regression or trend between logSCC and IRT measurement or response to milking, even in highly inflamed goat udders. The effect of milking was significant (P
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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