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Application of vaginal temperature measurement in bitches (2012)

Art

Zeitschriftenartikel / wissenschaftlicher Beitrag

Autoren

Maeder, B.

Arlt, S.

Burfeind, O.

Heuwieser, W.

Quelle

Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene

Bandzählung: 47

Heftzählung: Suppl. 6

Seiten: 359 – 361

ISSN: 0936-6768

Sprache

Englisch

Verweise

DOI: 10.1111/rda.12100

Pubmed: 23279538

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Abstract / Zusammenfassung

Finding innovative, non-invasive methods for continuously measuring body temperature minimizing human interference is important for accurate data collection. The objective of this study was to assess feasibility and accuracy of continuous body temperature measurements with loggers placed in the vaginal cavity of bitches. First, an in vitro experiment was performed to compare values obtained by temperature loggers (n = 26) to a calibrated liquid-in-glass thermometer. The mean differences between the two methods were low. Next, an in vivo experiment was performed using five healthy bitches, and values obtained by the vaginal loggers were compared to measurements collected rectally with digital thermometers. The results show that rectal and vaginal temperatures were correlated. The mean differences between rectal and vaginal temperatures were negligible. We conclude that the utilized temperature loggers provide accurate and reliable data.