scholarly journals Determination of piglets’ rectal temperature and respiratory rate through skin surface temperature under climatic chamber conditions

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 979-989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo M. Mostaço ◽  
Késia O. da S Miranda ◽  
Isabella C. F. da S Condotta ◽  
Douglas D’Alessandro Salgado
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
Skin Surface ◽  
Data Logger ◽  
Large White ◽  
Infrared Thermometer ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Animal Farming ◽  
Surface Areas

ABSTRACT In animal farming, an automatic and precise control of environmental conditions needs information from variables derived from the animals themselves, i.e. they act as biosensors. Rectal temperature (RT) and respiratory rate (RR) are good indicators of thermoregulation in pigs. Since there is a growing concern on animal welfare, the search for alternatives to measure RT has become even more necessary. This research aimed to identify the most adequate body surface areas, on nursery-phase pigs, to take temperature measurements that best represent the correlation of RT and RR. The main experiment was carried out in a climate chamber with five 30-day-old littermate female Landrace x Large White piglets. Temperature conditions inside chamber were varied from 14 °C up to 35.5 °C. The measurements were taken each 30 minutes, over six different skin regions, using a temperature data logger Thermochron iButton® - DS1921G (Tb) and an infrared thermometer (Ti). As shown by the results, the tympanic region is the best one for RT and RR monitoring using an infrared thermometer (TiF). In contrast, when using temperature sensors, the ear (TbE) is preferred to be used for RT predictions and the loin region (TbC) for RR.

Enzymatic Determination of Hydroxysteroids in Human Skin Surface Lipids1

1963 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 265-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J Cook ◽  
Allan L Lorincz ◽  
Alan R Spector
Keyword(s):  
Human Skin ◽  
Skin Surface ◽  
Enzymatic Determination

scholarly journals Energy Supplementation during the Last Third of Gestation Improves Mother–Young Bonding in Goats

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 287
Author(s):  
Juan M. Vázquez-García ◽  
Gregorio Álvarez-Fuentes ◽  
Héctor O. Orozco-Gregorio ◽  
Juan C. García-López ◽  
Milagros González-Hernández ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
First Feeding ◽  
Labor Duration ◽  
Daily Energy ◽  
Energy Supplementation ◽  
Birth Body Weight ◽  
Birth Type

We tested whether maternal energy supplementation during the last third of gestation improves birth weight, neonatal wellbeing, and mother–young bonding. Thirty-six pregnant French Alpine goats were randomly allocated among three nutritional treatments for the last third of pregnancy: (i) Control, fed alfalfa (T-0; n = 12); (ii) alfalfa + 150 g/head daily energy concentrate (T-150; n = 12); (iii) alfalfa + 300 g/head daily energy concentrate (T-300; n = 12). At birth, we collected progeny data on birth weight, birth type, sex, rectal temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, time to standing, time to udder connection, and time to first feeding. For the dams, we collected data on the duration of labor, time to clean the progeny, and time to allow first suckling. At birth, body weight, rectal temperature, heart rate, and the respiratory rate did not differ among treatments (p > 0.05). In the dams, labor duration was not affected by the treatments (p > 0.05). The T-150 dams were faster to clean the newborn and allow first suckling (p < 0.05). The T-150 progeny were faster to stand and the T-300 progeny were faster to connect to the udder (p < 0.05). We conclude that energy supplementation of the dam during the last third of gestation does not affect the birth weight of the progeny, but enhances the mother–young bonding.

scholarly journals A case of diquat poisoning in pigs

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (No. 11) ◽  
pp. 505-511
Author(s):  
Z Siroka ◽  
M Svoboda ◽  
Z Svobodova ◽  
I Nagl
Keyword(s):  
Toxic Substance ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Acute Poisoning ◽  
Pathological Examination ◽  
Tissue Destruction ◽  
Large White ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
Stomach Fundus ◽  
White Foam

Diquat is a bipyridyl compound which belongs to the group of herbicides. Its activity is based on the liberation of the superoxide anion radical and, subsequently, hydrogen peroxide, leading to tissue destruction by oxidative stress. Acute poisoning is associated with high mortality within several hours to a few days. The reported case of poisoning occurred on a commercial farm. The fattening pigs of the Landrace and Large White breeds were affected. The pigs were kept on a deep litter. Reglone (active ingredient diquat dibromide, 200 g/l) was used on the farm fields to desiccate the clover crop. The dry clover straw was harvested and stored for approximately a month and then used as a litter. In total, 50 pigs were affected. The onset of the poisoning was very fast. Within eight hours after the litter administration, 20 animals died. The only clinical sign seen was severe haemorrhagic dermatitis. The pathological examination revealed acute superficial haemorrhagic dermatitis on the belly, the snout and the ears of the affected pigs. Hyperaemia of the tonsils, pharynx and oesophagus was diagnosed, as well as a pronounced hyperaemia of the stomach fundus. In the distal part of the trachea, there was a dense, white foam. The lungs were congested, with focal emphysema. The liver was slightly hyperaemic. The histological examination revealed a massive haemostasis in liver and diffuse acute polymorphonuclear hepatitis. The other organs were without changes. The examination revealed acute poisoning caused by the large body surface areas contacting with a toxic substance. The pigs that survived were immediately removed to a non-contaminated area. The changes on their skin were not so extensive compared to the dead ones. Within 5–7 days after the exposure to diquat, the skin lesions healed.

In vivo determination of skin surface topography using an optical 3D device

2004 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ute Jacobi ◽  
Mai Chen ◽  
Gottfried Frankowski ◽  
Ronald Sinkgraven ◽  
Martina Hund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Topography ◽  
Skin Surface

scholarly journals Monitoring of physiological and blood parameters during perinatal and neonatal period in calves

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Piccione ◽  
S. Casella ◽  
P. Pennisi ◽  
C. Giannetto ◽  
A. Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Total Cholesterol ◽  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
Neonatal Period ◽  
Blood Parameters ◽  
External Jugular Vein ◽  
Individual Values ◽  
Functional Development ◽  
Adaptation Processes

Rectal temperature, heart and respiratory rates, and the course of some blood parameters were monitored in calves during perinatal and neonatal periods. The study was carried out on eight Limousine calves. From all subjects, rectal temperature, heart rate, and respiratory rate were measured. Blood samples were taken at the same hour (9am) from the external jugular vein, and then centrifuged and stored until analyses. By means of an UV spectrophotometer, the following blood parameters were assessed for each subject: total protein, total cholesterol, triglycerides, glucose, non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), urea, creatinine, cholinesterase, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), hydroxybutirate, glutamate pyruvate transaminases (GPT), glutamate oxalacetate transaminases (GOT), direct and total bilirubin, magnesium, iron, potassium, phosphorus, chloride and sodium. The results showed a significant effect of days of life (P<0.05) only on total cholesterol, creatinine and GOT during the first week of life and a significant effect of days of life on rectal temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, total cholesterol, NEFA, creatinina, and GOT during the first month of life. A correlation among individual values for postnatal age (days of life) and heart rate in calves during the first month of life was observed. In conclusion, modifications of studied parameters could be attributed to functional development of calves in neonatal period and contribute to the knowledge of adaptation processes in calf during the first week and the first month of life resulting useful for the diagnosis and treatment of any neonatal diseases.

Lactic Acidosis in Children—Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment: A Workbook Exercise

1983 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 225-230
Author(s):  
Marc Yudkoff ◽  
Fred Burg
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Lactic Acidosis ◽  
Emergency Room ◽  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Male Infant ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment

This article is designed to give you an opportunity to learn how lactic acidosis affects children, and how to diagnose and treat a child with this disorder. The process we have utilized is an interactive one in which you will be presented with questions commingled with problems and discussion. CASE REPORT A 3-month-old male infant had been well until two days prior to admission, when he had developed fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. Initially the vomiting and diarrhea were mild, and a pediatrician recommended administration of clear liquids. On the day of admission the infant ate nothing at all, vomited every one to two hours, and had more than ten stools, all of which consisted primarily of water. The parents reported that by 5 PM the child became suddenly pale and his skin seemed cool, although when they took the rectal temperature it was 37.7 C(100 F). The baby became increasingly lethargic and limp. By 6 PM, when the parents rushed the child to the emergency room, he could not be awakened at all. The receiving physician in the emergency room found an unresponsive flaccid baby with a respiratory rate of 62 breaths per minute. A feeble pulse was 154 beats per minute and the rectal temperature was 38.1 C. The odor of acetone was apprent in the baby's breath.

Acclimatization of calves to a hot dry environment

1959 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Bianca
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
Heat Production ◽  
Metabolic Heat Production ◽  
Metabolic Heat ◽  
Physiological Reactions

1. Three calves were individually exposed in a climatic room to an environment of 45° C. dry-bulb and 28° C. wet-bulb temperature for 21 successive days up to 5 hr. each day.2. In the 21-day period, mostly during the first half of it, the following changes in the physiological reactions of the animals were observed: progressive reductions in rectal temperature, in heart rate and in respiratory rate with a change of breathing from a laboured to a less laboured type.3. It was suggested that a decrease in metabolic heat production might play a part in the observed acclimatization.

Criteria for physiological limits for work in heat

1965 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Wyndham ◽  
N. B. Strydom ◽  
J. F. Morrison ◽  
C. G. Williams ◽  
G. A. G. Bredell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
Temperature Regulation ◽  
Sweat Rate ◽  
Human Sciences ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Physiological Strain ◽  
Saturated Control ◽  
Physiological Limits ◽  
Upper Limit

New physiological criteria are put forward for setting the limits for men at work in hot conditions. They are based upon the fact that the curves relating rectal temperatures to conductances and rectal temperatures to sweat rates have two components. One is where the increases in the sweat rates and conductances, with rise in rectal temperature, are relatively large, i.e., there is a “sensitive” range of control; the second is where the curves of sweat rates and conductances against rectal temperatures reach asymptotes, i.e., become “saturated.” The upper limit of the sensitive range is a rectal temperature of 100.5 F (38.1 C), and the saturated range begins at rectal temperatures of 102.5 F (39.4 C). These concepts explain the “easy,” “difficult,” or “excessive” ranges of conditions of the Fort Knox and Human Sciences Laboratory studies. The great advantage of these criteria over others proposed is that the extent of the physiological strain on the workmen can be assessed, directly and simply, by a measurement of oral or rectal temperatures during the shift, and from these results limits for work can be set for work at specific hot jobs. assessment of the extent of physiological strain on workmen in heat; determination of physiological limits for work in hot conditions; sensitive and saturated control ranges in man's temperature regulation; relationships between rectal temperature and conductance and rectal temperature and sweat rate Submitted on March 20, 1964

scholarly journals Study of Bali cattle physiological parameters during sea transport on camara nusantara ships

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-197
Author(s):  
Adam Kustiadi Nugraha ◽  
Rudi Afnan ◽  
Epi Taufik ◽  
Aryani Sismin Satyaningtijas
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Rate ◽  
Stress Level ◽  
Rectal Temperature ◽  
Physiological Parameters ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
Physiological Level ◽  
Humidity Index ◽  
Bali Cattle ◽  
Cattle Health

There have never been specific research or study about cattle health during shipment using a Camara Nusantara ship as a mode of transportation. The objective of this study was to investigate the ship environment and physiological responses of cattle during transport from Tenau Port (Kupang) to Tanjung Priok Port (Jakarta) using Camara Nusantara 3 ship. The sample of 12 Bali cattle was determined using the purposive sampling total of 250 Bali cattle during transportation. Physiological parameters (including rectal temperature, respiratory rate, pulse rate) were used to evaluate the welfare status and stress level of animals, during the respective transport journeys. Transient changes in physiological parameters were found in the transported animals from day 2 to 4 relative to baseline levels, and the values were within the mild stress level of physiological range for the age of animals involved. There were significant differences (P<0.05) in rectal temperature, humidity, and temperature humidity index (THI). Using factorial Analysis of variance (ANOVA), there was an interaction between deck and day trip in the respiratory rate parameter. The cattle regained their initial normal range of physiological level and had slightly recovered by the time of their arrival on the 5th day of the journey.

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